BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

… Severity and hospitalization, are manageable Phurpa Wangmo From April 4, the government will ease the ‘strictest quarantine protocols’, the quarantine protocols that always exceeded the World Health Organization’s recommended quarantine period. The change has been brought about for both domestic, and international travelers. Many of the changes have come after observing the protocols for close to two years. The …

Karma Sonam Choden Irked by the slow pace of Khuruthang town development in Punakha dzongkhag, business owners in the area are crying foul that the development activity is dragging on for too long. They said it is affecting their businesses. Residents and business people in the town had written to the Punakha dzongkhag administration about the irregular pattern of construction …

Rinzin Norbu His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, President of Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) and Her Royal Highness Princess Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck, President of Bhutan Paralympic Committee (BPC) offered Karmey and Moenlam at the Samteling Palace lhakhang in Thimphu to mourn the passing away of Yasuo Miyazawa. Late Yasuo Miyazawa passed away on March 23, 2022, in Japan. Miyazawa …

Phurpa Wangmo In a case involving the death of a 34-year-old COVID-19 patient it is investigating since January, Bhutan Medical and Health Council (BMHC) is yet to provide any concrete findings. The death of the 34-year-old patient, Sostika Gurung, the family members alleged that she did not receive proper healthcare services and that it was a preventable death, and many …

… The first large group to arrive in the country Puran Gurung On April 2, a group of 34 tourists will arrive in the country. This will be the first large group of tourists visiting the country after the lone 71-year-old Frances H Bak visited the country in August 2021. In this group of tourists, they are mostly American, and …