Bhutan has reported 47 COVID-19 cases. 9 positive patients have recovered so far. Until 29th May there were 31 patients. On 30th May a male and female from the middle east tested positive taking the number to 33. Then on 31st May 10 people from the middle east with 7 …

There are 15 COVID-19 patients left in the isolation ward of the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH). They are in a stable condition with two doctors and three nurses looking after them round the clock. Until Monday or 18th May there were 15 cases in the wards but …

The Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said the people must wear facemasks in public places, but this is still largely not being followed. During the COVID-19 press brief, the Health Minister said the government cannot force any individual to wear facemasks but masks are being advocated now as it is difficult …

During the Covid-19 press brief held on Friday, Health minister Dechen Wangmo said the ministry would not recommend schools reopening in a few weeks’ time. “I, as a health minister, am not comfortable. Because no one knows the situation once the India lock-down opens and it is very important to …

The Health Minister Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo said that people are still not following the appointment system. She said that people delivering food and coming to see patients should avoid coming. Lyonpo pointed out that vaccine cases, cancer and kidney patients and others requiring important care should continue coming. The appointment …

The government is yet to decide on whether to reopen schools and colleges by June or not. Education Minister JB Rai said as per the National Disaster Management and the Health Ministry’s data, the re-opening of the schools is being kept on hold for now. Lyonpo said if the lockdown …

With schools and colleges closed for more than 60 days now, many students are starting to miss their classes and discussions among friends. There are many students and parents wishing for the schools to be reopened soon. They also highlighted the multiple assessment components in each module to be completed, …

In collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT), Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL) and TashiCell have launched data packages for students to make online learning easy and affordable. BTL has come up with five data packages for students with 60 percent additional …

Another 22 Bhutanese living abroad are also COVID-19 positive There are 21 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country as of now, with 14 female and 7 male patients. Of that, 5 patients have already recovered. Of the 16 COVID-19 patients in the country 15 patients have been placed in the …

The Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said Bhutan has done 13,000 tests per million which is quite high compared to other countries. She said it is more important to know how test is done rather than how many test kits the country has. Currently, Bhutan has more than enough testing kits …