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Although wearing a facemask in some places are mandatory, but in places like monasteries and in town areas, people are rarely seen wearing the facemask. Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said it is very important to wear a facemask now. Lyonpo said wearing a facemask is for self-protection because the virus …

In the last six months, Ministry of Health (MoH) has detected 34 new HIV cases (15 males and 19 females). The majority of them are between the age of 25 to 49 years old while 3 percent are between 15 to 24 years of age, and 26 percent above 50 …

The manufacture, import and sale of medicines is regulated by the Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA). The DRA is mandated to ensure safety, quality and efficacy of medicines in the country. It closely follows latest developments in relation to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic. DRA has not received any applications for …

With the closure of the border, ban of meat import and shortage of feeds, the price of eggs has gone up in the midst of COVID-19. A month ago, one could buy a tray of eggs for Nu 200 at the Centenary Farmers’ Market in Thimphu. A tray of eggs …

On several occasions earlier this year, the Prime Minister had said that COVID-19 has widened the unemployment rate with more Bhutanese people laid-off or not being paid in countries abroad and having to return home. The Economic Contingency Plan (ECP) unit operating under the PMO, in one of the conferences, …

There is a realization among people that Bhutanese workers can replace foreign laborers if they are paid well, if they are appreciated and if the government can provide them with the training to make them into skilled workers. If such care is taken then the unemployment issues could also be …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) makes a risk assessment before allocating roommates in the quarantine facilities. Only the people who face the same level of risks and coming from same area are kept together. Otherwise a person is always kept single. A 30-year-old man, Chimi Dorji, who returned from Kuwait …

A total of 21 COVID-19 patients are in the isolation ward in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) and one patient is kept in isolation in Phuentsholing. There are a total of 20 patients placed in de-isolation ward in Thimphu as of Friday and 17 have recovered of …

A notification issued by the Department of Immigration has put contractors in a dilemma on whether to bring in the skilled foreign laborers or not. But they are pressed hard to bring in the laborers as they are under pressure by procuring agencies to complete the projects. The contractors are …

150 plus women survivor of domestic violence and from desperate situation are benefiting from the Civil Society Organizations’ Mask Project. The project was started a few weeks after the detection of first COVID-19 case in Bhutan. The facemask that they produce is of best quality, comfortably designed and affordably priced. …