Following 21 days of nationwide lockdown, the health ministry’s Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has confirmed that despite the surge in the number of positive cases (after the lockdown), there was no widespread community outbreak in the country.

This meant that the lockdown – the most extreme form of social distancing – could finally relax and give in ways for the government to implement ‘unlocking’ measures.

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering said the government was confident to state that the lockdown measures had been successful 21-day after it was first enforced.

According to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office, since the nationwide lockdown on August 11, 111 new Covid-19 positive cases were detected.

Majority of the new positive cases were detected in Phuentsholing, which was declared a red zone following the confirmation of local transmission in the community. A few contacts of Phuentsholing cases also tested positive to the virus in Paro and Haa.

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