There is no case of community transmission in Bhutan's capital city Thimphu.

The 35-year-old man who tested positive for Covid-19 while in the quarantine in Thimphu on August 22 is a primary contact of one of the positive cases in Phuentsholing.

Talking to Kuensel, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering said that the man is a resident of Phuentsholing who came into contact with a positive case in Phuentsholing.

He was on his way to Thimphu when he was contact-traced. Lyonchhen said that immediately upon his arrival, he was quarantined. “Because he was directly quarantined he might not have any contacts outside. Nonetheless, we are tracing all his primary contacts including his family members and friends.”

Unlike Paro where a contact of the two positive cases (couple) also tested positive, the case of the 35-year-old man was much clearer, he said. “Because a contact of the couple tested positive from the community, a mass testing programme was started in Paro.”

So far all those who have been tested in Paro are negative. The screening is ongoing.

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