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With a large number of Community Transmission cases in Thimphu and Paro and cases also found in Punakha, Wangdue, Bumthang, Dagana, Haa, Trongsa there is now an even greater urgency to get the vaccine. Health Minister says Bhutan going for any vaccine available Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said that …

High percentage of high risk close contacts are testing positive unlike the Phuentsholing outbreak Says source of outbreak could either be from those coming from the south or from those coming via air to Thimphu 72,000 people had left from Thimphu between 7th and 20th December to all 20 Dzongkhags …

The Prime Minister in two addresses to the nation Highlighted the concerns and commands of His Majesty The King over the COVID-19 outbreak and also the National Lockdown. On the first day of the lockdown on 20th December the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering said, “His Majesty is always …

Of 172 cases on day six 20 cases are from flu clinics, 62 from mass screening and 32 from community surveillance with 58 close contact cases Within the last nine days of the lockdown that first started in Thimphu there has been a total of 172 local transmission cases averaging …

On day 3 of the lockdown on 22nd December the Prime Minister along with an announcement for a National Lockdown also announced mass testing for Thimphu. He said a total of 15,000 to 20,000 people in Thimphu will be tested in a few days and we will have an idea …

The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering announced that the lady (50-year-old) who was identified as suffering from an auto-immune disease and who had come back from Kolkata after treatment had passed away at 3 am on 25th December. Lyonchhen said that the lady had initially tested positive for COVID-19 …

Early on Sunday morning or 20th December social media was abuzz with rumors of a lockdown in Thimphu due a to a positive case being detected. People went rushing to buy vegetables and other necessities. Sure enough, well before 9 am came the announcement for a lockdown along with the …

His Majesty grants Kasho for reforming the Civil Service and Quality of Education A traditional and popular Bhutanese saying is, ‘A King’s Command is heavier than the mountains and more precious than gold.’ A whole nation glued to their TV sets on 17th December will now better understand the full …

The untimely death of Karma Choechung, one of the leading actors in the Bhutanese film industry, has brought up the issue of the lack of safety in the film industry and the need for both investment and rules to prevent such tragedies again. Close calls A film director, on the …

With Bhutan being one of the last 10 countries in the world whose Parliament is yet to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) the Prime Minister said that he is not against Bhutan joining UNCRP but it must be staggered. He said more …