COVID-19 testing for identified yellow zone will start on Saturday The Health Minister Dechen Wangmo yesterday at a press conference highlighted the plans and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that will be followed in the coming days at Phuentsholing and its neighboring parts. She said that increasing cases from Dantak, …
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Expect big cuts in expenditure and reworking of the 12th plan too The three-week national lockdown is not only having an impact on the private sector, but it is also playing havoc with government’s revenue target and hence its finances. The Finance Minister Namgay Tshering said that the tax revenue …
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56 confirmed to test positive for antibodies of 10,282 samples 43 are DANTAK cases Phuentsholing is staring at a massive COVID-19 problem as of Monday with 41 Mini Dry Port (MDP) linked local transmission cases and community survelliance cases. Of the 62 community survelliance cases 43 are Dantak and 1 …
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Ministry also proposes to postpone exams for the above to March 2021 The Ministry of Education (MoE) has proposed that classes IX, X, XI and XII to be reopened when the lockdown is lifted and if the situation is under control. This means that classes Pre-Primary (PP) till VIII will …
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22,955 beneficiaries of Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu got Nu 284 mn in relief for August 9,532 children also covered under Child Support Kidu Before the lockdown of 11th August the phone line 1188 was for the Druk Gyalpo Kidu Relief for those who had lost their livelihood due to COVID-19 …
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As of Monday morning there are a total of 40 local transmission cases originating from Phuentsholing which includes 28 cases linked to the 25-year-old index case found on August 12th in the Mini Dry Port after he had symptoms and got tested. Of the 40 cases above, five cases in …
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MDP functioning only at 30 to 40 percent capacity and only essential imports to be allowed Hoarding going on in Thimphu with almost double supply of LPG running out Even hardly a week into the lockdown, major wholesalers in Thimphu like 8 Eleven, My Mart and others ran out or …
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But only after finishing with those who came from Phuentsholing first The Ministry of Health will be conducting mass testing in Thimphu with plans to test one person from every household in Thimphu. The Prime Minister had earlier said that there are around 27,000 households in Thimphu. This means it …
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His Majesty The King came back in Thimphu on 9th August after a two-week Royal Tour of the south to review and reinforce security measures in place, with active COVID-19 cases on the rise in the neighborhood. His Majesty visited the border areas to personally talk to the people about …
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MoH to do mass testing in Phuentsholing and other areas where primary contacts test positive The nation went into a lockdown from 11th August 2020 after a 27-year-old lady from Sershong Gewog tested positive after being let go from quarantine in Paro. However, by Thursday, it became clear that she …
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