According to the foreign ministry there are approximately 1,200 Bhutanese all over India as of 1st week of April and the ministry is in touch with them. On April 29, 2021, 30 Bhutanese arrived in the country from the Royal Bhutan Embassy in Delhi and 26 of them are COVID-19 …
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Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said the GoI has assured to provide the vaccines and Bhutan still has one and half month of time for the second dose. He said although India is going through difficult times, the government hopes that the Government of India (GoI) will provide vaccines for …
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With the many positive cases reported in the country, the government will now implement stricter COVID-19 safety protocols. Royal Bhutan Police will also be monitoring to see whether the people are wearing their facemasks and following all the safety protocols. Chief Program Officer, Rixin Jamtsho said the latest scientific finding …
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The national capital was in high panic on 20th April as three staff, two females and one male, at a quarantine hotel in Lanjophakha tested positive but this was not the bad news as it was found that the male cook had violated the quarantine and containment protocol to slip …
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But the high risk area protocol and JDWNRH testing protocol saved the day On Friday evening 16th April a 10-year-old student and his 29-year old mother tested positive for COVID-19 as the first two cases in Phuentsholing. However, in a strange coincidence the first contacts of the the 29-year-old mother …
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The Ministry of Health (MoH) is sending samples of infected people from Phuentsholing and Thimphu for genome sequencing to a WHO recognized laboratory in Bangkok. The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said that around 15 to 20 samples will be sent from cases in Phuentsholing and Thimphu to the laboratory …
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The Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu to all the affected individual needing the Monthly Income Support Kidu and the Interest Payment Support Kidu of 50 percent waiver for all eligible borrowers will be extended for another 15 months, from April 2021. A release from the Prime Minister’s Office said Royal Command …
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A press release from the Prime Minister’s Office today said that except for Phuentsholing, the lockdown imposed on the thromdes and satellite towns in southern districts shall now be lifted. Respective regional and local taskforce members have been asked to initiate the process. The lockdown was brought into place after …
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His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen arrived in Thimphu on 14th April after having concluded a Royal Tour of the eastern dzongkhags of Bhutan. Their Majesties were accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck. The Royal Tour from March 26 to April …
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A combination of over confidence with the first dose of the vaccine and general COVID-19 fatigue is leading to an increasing number of people flouting COVID-19 safety protocols from not wearing facemasks to taking part in gatherings. This is as seven community cases came up in Phuentsholing, including two young …
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The Bhutanese Leading the way.