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While around 40% of the executives were managed out in the recent leadership assessment exercise, the remaining 60% are very busy these days meeting with Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) and each other, including virtually, to carry out a series of transformative tasks assigned to them by the RCSC. Non …

One of the most important steps in the gradual but deliberate process of political reforms and democratization in Bhutan by His Majesty The Fourth King was a Kasho in 1992 delinking Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) and Kuensel from the government or the then Communications Ministry and now Ministry of Information …

In the last two months, 150 health staff (doctors, resident, nurses, support staff) tested positive from the Emergency Department, Lab, Medical Extension, Medical Ward, Maternity Ward, COVID-19 isolation ward and the Operation Theatre in Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH). And last week within 24 hours, three health staff …

The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering has stepped down from his role as the Chair of the reconstituted National COVID-19 Taskforce, now chaired by the Health Minister, to focus and take the lead on the economic recovery plan. The government is rushing against time with only around 19 months …

Phuentsholing is not a concern given that around 60 to 70% are estimated to have been infected over time Bhutan opening now to take advantage of highest vaccine and booster efficacy of 10 weeks Countries who controlled COVID-19 like Bhutan are now seeing record cases and deaths as they open …

All the recent positive cases detected in the country are of the Omicron variant. Approximately 13,000 people are infected with the Omicron variant, of which more than 2,000 children below 12 years old have been infected with Omicron. The Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering said the Omicron is a …

But only if things go well The government has announced that from 25 April 2022 onwards international travelers who are fully vaccinated and have a negative RT-PCR report need only quarantine for 5 days while. Unvaccinated people have to quarantine for 10 days. However, the Foreign Minister and Chairman of …

International studies show between 10 to 50% of people can get long COVID As it is clear that most Bhutanese will be infected with COVID-19 in the coming months as Bhutan opens up restrictions in phase two, based on high vaccination rate and milder nature of Omicron, a big question …

The Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering said the relaxations are being done gradually to avoid a large surge in cases over a short period which will lead to a rush of cases to hospitals, the system being overrun and deaths. The Prime Minister said that preventable deaths must be …

People who favour opening up still want COVID protocols in place and restrictions against lifting quarantine for foreign arrivals People also want the vulnerable to be protected This paper in a post on its official facebook page on Wednesday 3 pm 9 January asked two questions of the public on …