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17/04/2024

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗻Sonam Tenzin, affectionately referred to as Lop Bongku hailing from Bumthang, not only fulfil...

02/07/2021

Denmark donates 250,000 AstraZeneca doses
Bhutan will receive around 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Denmark at the earliest possible, according to a press release from the Danish foreign ministry today.

Bhutan will receive around 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Denmark at the earliest possible, according to a press release from the Danish foreign ministry yesterday.

01/07/2021

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗

24 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟒 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬

Age Range: 7 - 50 years old
Gender: 8 Male, 16 Female
Nationality: All Bhutanese
Case type:
Phuntsholing : 1 Contact & 2 Flu Clinic & 13 Community
Samtse : 1 Contact & 5 Flu Clinic
Pemagatshel: 2 Contacts

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞❗

01/02/2021

21/01/2021

Schools to open next month as scheduled

The school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic left as many as 1.6bn students worldwide uncertain about their education last year. This is as per statistics from the UNESCO. But with the new academic session just around the corner in the country, the education ministry confirmed that the 2021 academic session will begin from 1st February as scheduled. Classes PP to III will join from 15th February while classes IV to VIII will join from 3rd February.
http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=142577

24/12/2020

Until now, our focus was to prevent COVID-19 from entering into the country. After almost nine months, it is now here in our communities. Rampant local transmission of coronavirus is evident. Through this lockdown, our efforts are two ways. A vigorous tracing of contacts of the positive cases we have detected from one end and mass testing of representative samples from the other. That way, we assess the spread, and carry out effective testing and treating.

Dr Lotay Tshering

23/12/2020

MOH with support from Deesung and other active frontliners will be conducting a mass testing program in Thimphu tomorrow.

Please read through the enclosed NOTIFICATION for more details on it.

Gyalchi Sarshog
The Bhutanese
Business Bhutan
Bhutan Times
Kuensel
BBS
Bhutan Today
The Journalist

23/12/2020

21/12/2020

Fake news with fake account

09/11/2020

15/10/2020

Just In: The Election Commission of Bhutan set November 19 as the poll day for the Bye-Election of Chhokhor-Tang National Assembly Demkhong under Bumthang Dzongkhag.

16/08/2020

47 contacts have been traced so far for the 5 new cases that were declared positive from Phuntsholing today.

16/08/2020

National Situational Update on COVID-19 (data as of 15th August 2020)

Highlights:

A 28 year old male, Primary contact of the first positive case at Phuentsholing reported positive today.

2 men (32 and 33), a woman (aged 38) and a 5-year-old child is also found to be COVID-19 positive in Phuntsholing through the active surveillance which started yesterday and are now in the quarantine facility.

This takes the total number of positive cases in Bhutan to 138 and active cases to 36.

Results are awaited for ** mark in the dashboard below.

Appeal:

With cases reported outside the quarantine facilities, there is now a heightened risk of exposure to COVID-19. Everyone is requested to Stay at Home. Under unavoidable circumstances, when you need to leave the house to dispose waste or collect deliveries of essential supplies, please make sure to wear a mask, maintain physical distance and wash your hands immediately upon returning home. It’s “Our Gyenkhu” to protect ourselves and our communities from COVID-19.

Definitions:

a. Confirmed: number of people who have tested positive through COVID-19 tests.

b. Active: number of people who are currently in the isolation facilities because they are still COVID-19 positive.

c. *Recovered: number of people who have tested negative on COVID-19 test and declared as recovered. Those who test negative twice over a 24 hour period are kept under 14 days of observation in a quarantine facility.

For national updates:
http://www.moh.gov.bt/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/

For global situation update:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports

Stay Informed, Stay Safe!

Prime Minister's Office - PMO, Bhutan Sowai Lyonpo

11/08/2020

The positive case from Gelephu reported on 10 August has visited various public places. Therefore MoH requests the general public to kindly contact 2121 if you have also visited the following places during the time and dates mentioned below and are currently experiencing any COVID-19 related symptoms (e.g. Fever, cough, shortness of breath, loss of smell/taste, etc).

Prime Minister's Office - PMO, Bhutan Sowai Lyonpo

10/08/2020

URGENT NOTICE
August 11, 2020
Time: 3:15 am

Following report of a COVID-19 positive case in Gelephu, who has come in close contact with people in Thimphu, Gelephu and those along the way, the government announces national lockdown starting today.

No movement of people and vehicles within or beyond Dzongkhags will be allowed unless authorised.

Prime Minister will come on BBS live at 7AM to share the details.
The government will share all information with the public as and when it becomes available. Please follow the updates and instructions closely.

Source: PMO

28/07/2020

Just in: Two male (24 and 29 years old) and two female (33 and 22 years old) returning from the middle-east tested positive for COVID-19 taking the overall total for confirmed cases to 99 and total for active cases to 13.

They are currently quarantined at facilities in Paro. One person is being declared recovered.

16/07/2020

Congratulations

Breaking! Opposition Leader to become ICIMOD DG

ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) announced that Opposition Leader and Druk Phuensum Tshogpa president, Pema Gyamtsho (PhD) would become the new Director General of ICIMOD in mid-October. He would replace the incumbent Director General Dr David Molden.

15/07/2020

Tshongzom village under Samtse Gewog has been placed under community quarantine after a person who lived in India came back without informing authorities.

Movement of people and vehicle will be restricted in and out of the area except for those providing essential services.

The MoH will do contact tracing and surveillance testing of the contacts and the community.
This is as per an order signed by the Home Minister.

22/06/2020

A 46 year old man who recently came form India has tested positve in the COVID-19 test performed today at the Phuntsholing COVID-19 center. He is currently at a quarantine facility in Phuntsholing and will be moved to the isolation facility tomorrow.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases of Bhutan is now 69.

MoH

12/06/2020

great people with great going

11/06/2020

In a simple ceremony at the Tashichhodzong, His Majesty The King granted Dakyen to appoint Chogyal D**o Rigdzin as the new Chief Justice of Bhutan today.

Prior to this appointment, Chogyal D**o Rigdzin was serving as the Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of Bhutan, having been appointed to the position in 2015. He joined the civil service in June 1990.

Source: His Majesty’s official page

04/06/2020