THE NATION

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …