THE NATION

Thimphu so far has detected a total of 271 positive cases, of which  33 cases are from the community, 160 cases are contact, 72 are imported cases and 6 cases are domestic travelers. Currently, the cordoned off areas in Thimphu are Kabisa Red buildings, Upper Samtenling cluster and red buildings, …

The Opposition party has proposed three recommendations to the government on the COVID-19 measures. The first is Re-strategizing COVID-19 Management and Lockdown-keeping lockdowns short and effective. On the first recommendation the Opposition Leader Dorji Wangdi said that the party is unaware of demands by some in the public to lift …

On 29 January 2022, Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) issued a notification to stop the sale of the suspected batches of the feed manufactured and supplied by Karma Feeds throughout the country on 14 and 15 January 2022, as it could be the possible cause of recent sporadic reports …

Despite imposing strict lockdown in all high-risk areas, positive cases are still being detected from the community leading to public frustration and anger with questions on how well the lockdowns are working. The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo in a live broadcast said although they are imposing lockdowns, there are …

As per the press release issued on friday by the Opposition Party, it said the outbreak of Omicron is caused directly by import of foreign workers in Bubble Mode by the Government, and its subsequent failure to calibrate and update our COVID-19 health protocols and labour regulations in keeping with …

Various agencies have come together in tackling Gender Based Violence (GBV), anxiety and alcohol or drug withdrawal during the lockdown, and information on COVID-19 safety protocols were also imparted. It was found that the GBV cases reported this lockdown is lesser than the number of cases reported in the past …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that as reported by media, over 70 students, teachers and staff at Kuendrup Higher Secondary School at Gelephu have been infected with the COVID 19 virus today. The school was operating on containment mode. PDP said it would like to submit its views and …

With more positive cases detected from the community, Ministry of Health (MoH) has deployed medical specialists, nurses, lab technicians along with 2 executives in all the affected districts. Furthermore, 4,000 health staff and 656 trained DeSuup Plus personnel are assigned as back up teams to support by the National Surveillance …

The Head of the Office of Performance Management under His Majesty’s Secretariat, Karma Yonten said that the government is concerned that more numbers of front line workers on duty are testing positive from numerous quarantine facilities. He said that they had numerous discussions with the desuups on duty about how …

As of 24th January there are 992 COVID-19 positive cases in the country. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) member Dr Tshokey said most of the positive cases are fully vaccinated and there has been no serious cases among the COVID-19 positive patients so far in terms of needing oxygen or ventilators …