THE NATION

As of Monday there 230 cases in the country of which 79 are active cases (62 male and 17 female), out of which most are in Phuentsholing. There no positive cases in Gelephu and Mongar so far. A total of 151 has recovered from the virus. 109,207 tests have been …

Due to the pandemic in the country and due to lockdowns in the country, the Dratshang Lhentshog and the Ministry of Home and Culture Affairs (MoHCA) are discussing on the future of annual Tshechus in the country in this post lockdown era. The paper has learnt that, for now, though …

Since the implementation of unlocking of lockdown in the country (excluding Phuentsholing, Sarpang, Samtse and Samdrupjongkhar) people were seen coming out to buy things which they failed to get during the 21 days of lockdown and people, including children, were seen going for a walk with some riding cycles. However, …

With 32 local transmission cases in Phuentsholing after the national lockdown announced on 11th of August, the government is still trying to rule out the risk of transmission. So the government has immediately taken some interventions and starting from 25th August, no people will be moving out of Phuentsholing until …

One frontline worker tested positive for COVID-19 in Gelephu on 27 August through which they have done contact tracing and as of evening of 28 August everyone who are connected to index case tested negative. The Health Minister during the press briefing said, “We should consider that it is a …

Question: What are the new SOP measures and compliance measures at the MDP to ensure our lifeline remains open and functional? Taskforce: Bhutan relies heavily on imports of a variety of goods and commodities from the region and beyond and Phuentsholing has always been the key hub for trade and …

The pandemic has caused a lot of inconveniences to the people and to the government. Many lost their jobs while businesses have gone down. Until the lockdown, people were managing to pay their rents and some with rent concessions. Now, due to the lockdown, people depending upon small businesses (especially …

Though supply of essential goods and vegetables in the capital are challenging, the supply of the same is going smoothly in rural areas during the lockdown. The lockdown did not impact people as much in the villages as most of the vegetables are harvested by them on their own and …

Plans being discussed for meat delivery With the zoning cards recently issued to each household in Thimphu it would surely add up to the surveillance teams’ tasks as there would be more offences to look into. However, Karma Yonten, head of the Office of Performance Management (OPM) , His Majesty’s …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has received 45 criminal cases from all over the country and has arrested 61 people in connection to the registered cases. Thimphu has contributed the highest with 21 cases followed by Sarpang RBP with 8 cases. Rest just has 2 to 3 cases each. The 45 …