All the three Bhutanese who tested positive for COVID-19 have tested negative to the virus at least once in the last 24-hours
Bhutan aims to become free of stray dogs by 2030
Last year, authorities launched the Accelerated Dog Population Management and Rabies Control Programme (NADPM and RCP) with the twin aims of achieving 100 percent sterilization of stray dogs, register, and vaccinate all pet dogs, and control feral dogs.
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309 return from India and the Maldives
A total of 309 passengers who returned from India and the Maldives yesterday were sent directly to the facility quarantine in Thimphu
Government ready with additional quarantine facility
About 312 Bhutanese are returning to Bhutan today. Another 1,000 or more are expected to return including those in Australia and in the Middle East countries soon
Friends of Bhutan donate to Covid-19 fund
Calling themselves friends of Bhutan, a group of tourists from Hongkong donated about Nu 3.8 million to the Prime Minister’s Covid-19 Response Fund
Bhutan hires isolation facility in New York for its citizens
The Bhutanese government has hired apartments in New York, the US city that has reported the maximum COVID-19 deaths and cases, as free accommodation for its citizens affected by the pandemic
Special flights for Bhutanese from Delhi on April 9
Two special flights for Paro-Delhi-Paro sector on April 9, to bring home Bhutanese residing in India
Bhutanese travel companies paying employees despite loss
Amid the indefinite Covid-19-induced tourist ban in the country, many tour operators have kept their employees on the regular pay roll in a show of solidarity
Bhutanese in Australia shocked at PM’s return home remark
The Bhutanese community in Australia, like many international communities, has not taken well what the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, told journalists after a national cabinet meeting yesterday
Bhutan's first two Covid-19 patients recover
There is good news from Bhutan. Early detection and containment approach, which Bhutan has adopted to fight against Covid-19, has worked well for the country
Bhutan announces COVID-19 socio-economic impact survey
The Bhutanese government has announced they will start a survey to assess and to understand the socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly on the vulnerable groups, in the country
Contributions pouring into the Covid-19 relief fund
In a show of solidarity, Bhutanese contributed millions of Ngultrums to the Covid-19 relief fund in the past week
Bhutan’s bureaucrats to contribute 5 to 10% of salary for COVID-19 fund
Bureaucrats in Bhutan will be contributing five to 10 percent of their salaries for the COVID-19 relief fund set up by the government, the Royal Civil Servant Commission (RCSC) has said
Bhutan announces physical distancing measures for public transport
The Bhutanese government has announced several physical distancing measures to be followed in all public transport facilities, including taxis, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic
First Bhutanese to test positive for Covid-19
In a span of 20 days, Bhutan has detected three Covid-19 positive cases. However, the situation remains the same and the threat level is still Orange for the country
Hong Kong tourist who visited Bhutan tests positive
Risks of infecting Bhutanese by the Hong Kong tourist who tested positive after returning to Hong Kong from Bhutan is minimal, according to health minister Dechen Wangmo
