DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

10 Bhutanese in New York have tested positive for COVID-19.  The Foreign Minister (Dr) Tandi Dorji said in New York they are aware of six COVID-19 positive cases officially through the mission but as per the news there is around 10 and of them two have recovered, two are at …

Tourist guides in the country are planning to take  up commercial farming as alternate source of income and sustain their livelihood after the Kidu period ends. Executive Director of Guide Association of Bhutan (GAB), Sonam Tashi, said that it is a relief package for all the affected tour guides and …

The expected budget for the Tourism Stimulus Plan is Nu 286 million (mn) which will be adjusted from the Nu 1.5 billion (bn) which was kept for the tourism flagship program. The Director General of Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), Dorji Dhradhul, said that TCB has reprioritized its entire tourism …

One of the side effects of the 21-day quarantine period has been some psychological stress on the those undergoing it especially given that the majority of them are students coming back. In this regard the health minister said that support has been put in place since around two to three …

General doctors and nurses at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) are being trained in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Management to handle any surge in the number of patients in ICU. JDWNRH has divided its health staff into six teams. Each team consists of two doctors, two nurses, …

There 777 children with Special Education Needs (SEN) in 20 schools as of this year. 90 percent of the students in SEN do not have smartphones. About 7 percent have it and rest of them depends on their parents and guardians to get connected with their teachers. An official from …

Road Safety and Transport Authority on March 28 issued new directives that will be followed by public service transport operators in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Prime Minister’s Office on March 27 issued the directives and ordered the RSTA to implement them immediately. Under …

Starting tomorrow, our land borders will be sealed. We are compelled to take this drastic measure in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. As you have been made aware through various government bulletins, the virus is spreading, causing immense disruption worldwide, and drawing closer to us each day. At such a …

A week is a long time in these COVID-19 times and this is what was exactly proven when Bhutan was sent scrambling as it on 25th March first learnt that a 54-year-old Hong Kong tourist who was in Bhutan from 3rd to 12th March tested positive for the virus on 22rd March and …

With the ban on tourism and movement of labour into Bhutan, one of the biggest dangers of the COVID-19 entering into Bhutan are those Bhutanese coming in form COVID-19 affected countries and hiding their travel history to escape the quarantine process. The Prime Minister a few days ago talked about …