There will not be any scaling down of services in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) for the general public. However, elective surgeries, ear, nose and throat (ENT) and dental procedures involving aerosol, nasal procedures will not be given to the people who have completed quarantine, except in …

The government has yet to decide on whether to reopen schools or keep them closed for sometime but the decision is expected to come soon within the next two weeks. The decision will take into account the COVID-19 epidemiology status in the country. Although the results of random tests are …

The number of people visiting the flu clinic has decreased in the country, whereas the numbers remains same for the patients visiting hospitals in the capital as well as the hospitals in other dzongkhags. When the first case of COVID-19 was reported on 5 March in Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National …

The harsh mountainous topography hinders a viable transport infrastructure, including roads, making trails and mule tracks are the only available options in most of the dzongkhags. The means of transportation in Jangphoogtse, Manam Chemkhar chiwogs in Toetsho Gewog and Shingphel and Pemaling chiwogs in Boomdeling Gewog are still horses and …

In collaboration with His Majesty’s Kidu Unit, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has set targets to protect the vulnerable sections of the population in the country. As the epidemiology change happens, it becomes very critical to protect the vulnerable population that includes the elderly population and population with co-morbidities said …

The fear of COVID-19 kept people away from the hospitals and town areas when the first case was reported in the country. But as the fear wore off, people started to crowd the hospitals and the towns as usual. There are many people who are near paranoid about the fear …

One of the stark features of many villages in Trashiyangtse dzongkhag today, is the number of empty households or ‘goongtongs’ that are increasing at alarming rates., Trashiyangtse has the highest number of goongtongs in the country. In some villages there are more goongtongs than actual households. Local leaders say, rural-urban …

A week ago on 10th April the Health Ministry said that people who completed the 21-day quarantine period are safe as they have been tested and pose no risk and so there should be no discrimination against them. The ministry said they are even issued certificates. However, a few days …

The government has evacuated 756 Bhutanese in India comprising of; 240 people from Delhi, 139 from Bangalore, 110 people from Chandigarh, 135 people from Amrithsar, 51 from Kolkata and 81 from Chennai, India in the first phase. About 70 percent of the people evacuated are students. In addition 59 were …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) has put in a safety measure of social distancing to make sure patients in queues are at safe distance from each other. This also helps to control the over-crowding of patients. As per the records maintained with JDWNRH, the number of patients visiting …