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Some also suffer from breathing issues As Omicron sweeps across offices, homes and other spaces there are some common experiences and symptoms to watch out for.  Infected people suffered from severe to milder symptoms, but they say it is completely different from the regular common flu. Beema Thapa in Gomtu …

As the Ministry of Health (MoH) has now changed the testing protocols and is conducting less number of tests in Phase II compared to Phase I, the true infections figures are not available.  More than 40 percent of the cases are reported to be asymptomatic, so people are not aware …

284 cases are active Although the majority of the population, in the five years and above category, is vaccinated in the country, however, there remain more than 60,000 children below five years, most at risk of getting the infection.  According to the Ministry of Health’s data sent to the paper …

As the schools nationwide reopen on Monday, 4 April 2022, many teachers are hopeful that they can continue with the contact teaching as planned, despite the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has directed all the schools in classes VII, VIII, IX, X and …

After the launch of the first Skills Development Plan (SDP) course, the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) has trained 288 candidates in 17 different types of skilling area. Of the total trained candidates, 185 are male and 103 are female. The first SDP was launched on 4 October …

Given the lack of testing capacity in the country for certain tests, the Department of Livestock (DoL) sent the Karma Feeds sample for poultry feed to laboratories in India and Thailand. Poultry farmers in the country shared that the Department of Livestock is taking too much time in acquiring the …

Taba police, Thimphu received an alleged case of sexual harassment from the National COVID-19 hospital in Taba. The initial incident took place on the night of 21 March. The details are not being shared, as the police are waiting for both the parties to complete their isolation period and start …

Real picture could emerge 2 to 3 weeks after opening up all offices and schools With the restrictions opening up in phases an encouraging sign for health officials is that the positivity rate for the whole country is only around 7% while it is 8% for Thimphu. Positivity rate means …

The message was straight and it was stark from the Prime Minister in a press conference with the media on Monday. Most Bhutanese will get infected with the Omicron virus as relaxations are relaxed, but the PM also called on people not to panic as preparations have been made. “Please …

Office for notary services to open soon Although there have been complaints from the public on the inadequate online services, however, the government offices and agencies claim that their services are being facilitated on time. The agencies say they are following the work from home system during the lockdown. Some …