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During the Friday Press briefing, the Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said that Bhutan like many other nations has been assured of vaccines for at least 20% of the population should the final trials for the vaccines get approved. She said that The Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation (GAVI) which …

The health minister at the press briefing on friday said that about 340 people in Phuentsholing alone are identified to be sick and vulnerable to the virus. She said that most of them wished to stay back with their families instead of being moved to another facility and they agreed …

The primary focus of the Phuentsholing Taskforce ever since the lockdown has been to ensure the effective implementation of the lockdown to mitigate the risks of transmission and spread of the virus. The taskforce is working closely with local government authorities and law enforcement agencies to ensure compliance with lockdown …

Recently, when explaining why the government was planning to supply alcohol as well during the lockdown along with essential items, the Foreign Minister, Dr Tandi Dorji, said that the JDWNRH has a large number of alcohol withdrawal cases. An alcohol withdrawal case happens when a habitual and heavy drinker is …

Bhutan went into a lockdown on the morning of 11th August as a 27-year-old woman who had returned from Kuwait and spent a month in quarantine in Paro testing negative 5 times on the RT-PCR finally tested positive when she reached Sershong Gewog after spending time in Thimphu and Gelephu …

The Outpatient Department in Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital will be closed until further notice. However, people are requested to call toll free number 112 for emergency cases and other toll free number 2121 and 6060 for enquiries. When the government announced national lockdown on August 11, people were …

Construction will not be allowed in the course of lockdown said Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering. “We have stopped construction work. Some people are saying that their work is within their boundaries and they even don’t have to step outside. We are aware of it but it is not same …

210 students who have dropped out of school this year will be continuing their studies in the 2021 academic year except for a few students. There are 96 drop out students in class XII and 114 students in class X.  The Ministry of Education has analyzed the dropout cases and …

As of August 1, there are 2001 registered applicants, 1,204 for engagement and 797 for skilling with the Build Bhutan Project (BBP). A total of 1,494 applicants are job seekers, out of which 516 are female and 978 are male. 390 applicants are laid off comprising of 155 females and …

According to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), it took quite a long time to finalize the Digital Drukyul flagship program due to difficulties in securing a budget. “We were not able to make a lot of expenditure, and this is expected since we took quite a long time …