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The Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said the people must wear facemasks in public places, but this is still largely not being followed. During the COVID-19 press brief, the Health Minister said the government cannot force any individual to wear facemasks but masks are being advocated now as it is difficult …
Read More »Govt yet to decide on school reopening: Education Minister
The government is yet to decide on whether to reopen schools and colleges by June or not. Education Minister JB Rai said as per the National Disaster Management and the Health Ministry’s data, the re-opening of the schools is being kept on hold for now. Lyonpo said if the lockdown …
Read More »639 more Bhutanese to come back from the Middle East
A total of 12,759 Bhutanese are abroad Starting from April, 880 people came back home from abroad in the first batch. 1,017 people returned home in the second batch, and 563 came in the third batch, as of 12 May. From 24 May to 1 June, in the fourth phase …
Read More »COVID-19 impacts automobile workshops
Workshops are facing a shortage of automobile spare parts and little earnings due to the COVID-19 impact on the economy. Executive Director of the Automobile Sector Association of Bhutan (ASAB), who also owns an automobile workshop in Olakha, Karma Tenzin, said that the automobile sector earnings have drastically dropped by …
Read More »Wholesale and retail outlets face shortage of local workers to unload goods
A few large wholesale and retail outlets in Thimphu are of the opinion that the people who are willing to take up manual work, like loading, unloading and other related activities along the border side, remain skeptical about taking such work and despite the government’s efforts and assurance of helping …
Read More »Donations for COVID-19 not compulsory
Many businessmen, Parliamentarians, farmers and others came forward to support the government in fighting COVID-19 in the country by offering donations in cash, medical equipment, bags of rice and vegetables. During COVID-19 press briefing, the Foreign Minister expressed gratitude towards those who donated voluntarily to the government. He said the …
Read More »Community service and 21-day self-paid quarantine for rule violators
During the press briefing on friday, the Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said that those who violate established code of the quarantine or travel across the border illegally have to bear the cost of the quarantine and also serve 10 days of community service. “People are still crossing the border. Henceforth, …
Read More »Cordycep collectors at the least risk of exposure to COVID-19
Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, during Meet-the Press held yesterday, said the season for cordycep collection in Bhutan is here, and the government has studied the possible risks of COVID-19 transmission to the people in the north of the country collecting the cordyceps. He said, “After studying the risk of …
Read More »Interest waiver and Kidu comes as relief for hoteliers in troubling times
Many hoteliers were worried about what would happen to the families of their employees if they had to be laid off. Due to the lack of funds, many hotels had to resort to desperate measures like sending the staff on leave without pay or half-paid leave. Some owners had no …
Read More »MoH and PMO have differing position on risk from people completing quarantine
A week ago on 10th April the Health Ministry said that people who completed the 21-day quarantine period are safe as they have been tested and pose no risk and so there should be no discrimination against them. The ministry said they are even issued certificates. However, a few days …
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