Essential items and vegetables are being delivered door-to-door during the nationwide lockdown in Bhutan
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Sonam was 25. She had gone to a primary school and a nunnery. She had never heard of Iraq, forget Baghdad, the capital city of the war-torn country in the Middle East
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Bhutanese minister calls people to be honest with their travel history
As of yesterday evening, 27 people in Phuentsholing tested positive for COVID-19 of which four cases were detected outside the RRCO’s mini dry port (MDP)
Full-blown local transmission looming in Bhutan?
Following the report of the first local transmission of COVID-19 in Phuentsholing on August 16, and another two positive cases in Paro yesterday, the concern now is of a potential full-blown local outbreak in Bhutan
Bhutanese town running out of vegetables
Over 50 people came out in a queue to purchase vegetables in the evening at Rabdeyling demkhong in Gelephu yesterday
61 newborns in Thimphu during lockdown
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) in Thimphu saw 61 women give birth in six days of ongoing nationwide lockdown. Birthing centre recorded 52 newborns and maternity ward nine
Local transmission in Phuentsholing, Bhutan's main commercial town, confirmed
Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering confirmed that there is a local transmission of Covid-19 in Phuentsholing during a press conference yesterday
Phuentsholing, Bhutan's commercial capital, sees three more COVID cases
With three new cases detected yesterday, Phuentsholing - Bhutan's largest commercial town - has now 16 confirmed COVID-19 positive cases. All are from the Mini Dry Port (MDP)
Digital payments soar in Bhutan during lockdown
The nationwide lockdown, which came into effect on August 11, has not affected most customers as they have switched to digital payment methods
Phuentsholing is Red Zone
With growing concerns that there could be a possible community infection in Phuentsholing, the Bhutanese government has declared the drungkhag as a red zone
Those stranded will be dealt case by case: Bhutanese PM
Following the nationwide lockdown on August 11, many people are stranded in various parts of the country because of restrictions on vehicle movement
No construction allowed in Bhutan during lockdown
No construction works will be allowed in any part of Bhutan during the lockdown, which began on August 11
No local transmission yet in Bhutan: PM Tshering
Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering maintained that technically Bhutan still does not have local transmission of COVID-19 as of yesterday
Bhutan temporarily stops import of rice, cooking oil, and pulses
It has been about a week since the Bhutanese government has stopped the import of rice, cooking oil and pulses. Retailers have to buy from the Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL) and other wholesale dealers in the country
Woman testing COVID-19 positive after five tests locking down entire country
As words of the nationwide lockdown spread in the early hours yesterday, many left the capital city and headed for their homes in other dzongkhags
Health ministry to ascertain presence of community transmission in Bhutan
With 53 primary and secondary contacts of the 27-year-old woman testing negative to COVID-19 on the confirmatory RT-PCR test, Bhutan technically does not have a local transmission as of yesterday evening
