Even with more than three weeks of lockdown there are still cases from flu clinic or from community screening in Thimphu. Given the fact that they are still getting cases from the community, the question is, from where they have got the virus. It was learnt that though the number …
Read More »The Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu received 13,409 applications from the start of the lockdown till 14th January
Nu 302 mn granted since start of the lockdown The Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu received 13,409 applications from the start of the lockdown till date that is from 20th December 2020 until 14th January 2021. Applications had drastically reduced from November, averaging 10 per day in early December. There was …
Read More »PHPA-2 continues work with 1,000 workers of which half are Bhutanese
Though the PHPA-2 requires anywhere between 2500 to 2800 people the project has just above 1,000 people working on the site. The imported workers normally work in a cyclic process where-in they work for about 3 to 4 months on an average or at the maximum stay for no longer …
Read More »Bhutan goes for a stricter definition than WHO for its first COVID-19 death
If the Ministry of Health went by the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a COVID-19 death, then Bhutan would still be having zero COVID-19 deaths. However, the Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said that the MoH decided to go with the Center for Diseases Control (CDC) USA and the …
Read More »235 plus complaints of domestic violence reported to multiple agencies during 2nd lockdown
Since the second national lockdown, 235 complaints related to Gender Based Violence (GBV) were received from across the country through Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), Respect Educate Nurture and Empower Women (RENEW) and National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) as of 7th January 2021. In some of the cases the …
Read More »Better efficiency in Dairy and meat product supply to Thimphu
6,665 kg of butter, 103,727 cheese balls, 6,254 cartoons of eggs and 23,080 kg meat was sourced to Thimphu from different dzongkhags as of January 7 During the first lockdown there was a high demand for dairy products in the capital, and to keep the supply chain uninterrupted, the Department of …
Read More »Helping manage the dead and their cremation: Bhutan Red Cross Society
Bhutan Red Cross Society (BRCS) like any other national society has been supporting the government in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. BRCS in Thimphu are managing dead bodies and helping family in facilitating funerals. They have 845 volunteers across the country that was trained on dead body management. BRCS allows …
Read More »6 Children admitted with mothers in JDWNRH COVID isolation ward
260 local cases so far Medical Superintended at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) Dr Gosar Pemba said COVID-19 patients who are not serious are kept in the isolation facility depending upon the number of cases, nurses are deployed. The patients are first brought to hospital and do all …
Read More »72 students test positive for COVID-19
A total of 72 students tested positive for COVID-19 but including college and institutional students. Within this 44 school students have tested positive for COVID-19 as of 1st January. These are 21 in Thimphu, 21 in Paro, 1 in Haa and 1 in Bumthang. Currently, the 44 school students are …
Read More »Annual farm income of export friendly Chukha farmers hit due to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted both at the national level and the local level. Since the first case in March, international borders were sealed and after August all the areas in the southern areas are identified as high risk area to ensure there is no local transmission. There was interruption …
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