Anxiety and withdrawal related cases are the most common cases in the Psychiatry Ward of the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH). The COVID-19 pandemic is also being blamed for the increase in anxiety cases within a period of six months this year. As per the record maintained by …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is ready with the Community Transmission Mitigation Strategy if the country goes into the red zone. MoH’s objective will shift from prevention to reducing mortality and morbidity and to protect the most vulnerable population in the country. Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said if there is …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is prepared for the worst case scenario, as even in case of community transmission, the hospital will still function but limited to emergency services including referral. All the elective surgeries will be postponed and only emergency surgeries will be conducted. Similarly the other …

COVID-19 has affected the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centers along with other educational institutes kept closed for more than 4 months. However, with the PM leaving it to the ECCDs and parents to reopen around half the private ECCDs have decided to reopen. The Prime Minister has said …

Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said if COVID-19 can be curbed or kept at bay then the rest of the students and college students who are currently at home could resume their classes by August this year. Lyonpo is visiting schools in the dzongkhags to inspect how schools are coping …

There is a dearth of skilled workers in the construction industry. Most construction sites require the expertise of skilled workers to carry out the works with precision. According to the President of the Construction Association of Bhutan (CAB), Tshering Yonten, there are job slots for around 450 Bhutanese skilled workers, …

The Prime Minister in the meeting with ministers and executives on Thursday said that Project Dantak wanted to get in around 15,000 workers for its projects but the government did not allow it due to COVID-19. Lyonchhen said Dantak put up job vacancies offering Nu 12,000 or those without qualifications …

In a country where the average daily high temperature in summer ranges from 42 to 48 degrees celsius, an air conditioner (AC) to filter cool air inside the house becomes a necessity. 27-year-old Sonam, (name changed) and her six friends have had to endure the scorching heat for 4 days …

Currently Bhutan has six patients, two males and four females, in the isolation ward at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH). All the cases were managed by the hospital without any difficulties so far. Medical Superintendent, Dr Gosar Pemba, said although the case number has decreased for now, …

Following Lyonchhen’s announcement that it is up to the parents and Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centers to decide on whether to open or not, most ECCDs in the country are yet to decide on whether to reopen or not. However, there are some ECCDs that will not reopen, …