
Covid-19 threats are not over, says Sowai Lyonpo
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Following the completion of the 14-day nationwide lockdown, smart-unlocking protocol begins in the green zones today.

First phase of smart unlocking begins from tomorrow
Except for Thimphu and Paro, people of other dzongkhags that are considered green zone would be allowed to move within the dzongkhag from tomorrow, according to the Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering.

Community transmission still active in Thimphu
After recording no positive cases from the community for four straight days, positive cases from the flu clinics and communities have re-emerged in the past two days.

88 gender-based violence in 12 days
The nationwide lockdown that succeeded in saving many from Covid-19 has trapped those vulnerable persons at home with their abusers spiking cases of gender-based violence.
With the country reporting positive Covid-19 cases every day, more domestic violence helplines and shelters are also seeing more calls for help.

All hopes pinned on Covid-19 vaccine
With the country recording over 200 positive cases in the past 10 days, the concern is that the outbreak would escalate or trigger a deadlier future explosion of the virus among the population.

No new cases from communities in the last 48 hours
No new cases were detected from the community — from flu clinics or through mass surveillance in the last 48 hours.
The 29 new local cases detected in the last two days (December 29 and 30) were all among the close contacts of those who had tested positive earlier.

Covid-19 outbreak highly contagious this time: Health Experts
With the rate at which the pandemic is spreading in the country, health experts believe the new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, could be behind the outbreak.

JDWNRH is safe for now: Sowai Lyonpo
The national referral hospital (JDWNRH), for now, is safe, assured Sowai Lyonpo (health minister) Dechen Wangmo last night.

Mass screening completes in Thimphu
The Ministry of Health has completed random testing of communities and collected a total of 8,400 samples from Thimphu Thromde as of yesterday.
Mass screening began from December 24.

Woman beats Covid-19, succumbs to terminal illness
A 50-year-old woman, who had recovered from Covid-19 succumbed to her pre-existing terminal illness at the national referral hospital yesterday morning, Kuensel confirmed.
The woman was suffering from Neuromyelitis Optica, an autoimmune disease affecting the spinal cord and nerves of the eye. The referral patient returned from Kolkata recently.

A different level of threat: Sowai Lyonpo
With 74 new cases reported since lockdown began in the capital city, the threat from the novel coronavirus, this time around, is at a different level, warns the Sowai Lyonpo (health minister) Dechen Wangmo.

Average daily Covid-19 cases reach 13
Since the lockdown in Thimphu Thromde on December 20, the country, on average, has seen almost 13 new cases of Covid-19 every day.
As of yesterday, 53 new cases including the index case (25-year-old woman) were detected since December 20, with 31 cases in Thimphu, 18 in Paro, two in Punakha, and one each in Lhamoidzingkha under Dagana and Bumthang.

Nationwide lockdown 2.0 begins today
With local transmission of Covid-19 confirmed, the country will enter into a nationwide lockdown for seven days starting today.
Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering last night announced the lockdown following the detection of sporadic positive cases from flu clinics in Thimphu (five), Paro (three) and Lhamoizingkha (one) in Dagana yesterday.