Press Release

𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose serious risks to the health and livelihood of our people. The containment measures and lockdowns have adversely affected everyday life and business, creating economic hardship. In order to mitigate the impact, build resilience and give confidence and security to our people, …

June 14, 2021 The lockdown in Thimphu is being lifted with immediate effect, upon ruling out all possibilities of COVID-19 disease presence in the capital for now. The confirmatory test of the eight-year-old suspect came out negative this afternoon. All close contacts and related 2,029 samples collected from the community …

Precipitation and Temperature Outlook for Southwest Summer Monsoon. The national NCHM releases the outlook for precipitation and temperature for the 2021 summer season, for the months of June to September 2021.

𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 His Majesty The King has Commanded that the Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu (DGRK) be continued for an additional period of 15 months from April 2021. The DGRK provides income and interest payment support to people who continue to face economic difficulties and uncertainties due to the COVID-19 …

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐠s𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 All the thromdes and satellite towns in the southern border dzongkhags will be under lockdown for further epidemiological assessment with immediate effect. No movement of individuals and vehicles will be allowed in those areas. The National COVID-19 Taskforce …

In what is the convergence of His Majesty’s blessings, prayers of our religious bodies, hard work of the frontline workers and support of every Bhutanese, the nation saw a successful lockdown. Today, after more than 40 days, and over 280,000 tests of COVID-19 carried out nationwide, we are confident that …

Press releaseUnlocking the 18 DzongkhagsJanuary 15, 2021 As our persistent efforts of containing the spread of COVID-19 sees fruition, the National COVID-19 Taskforce (NC19TF) informs the nation with delight that the lockdown has proven to be effective and the disease spread has been contained to a great extent. The recent …

Update: This is to update the public that the lockdown is extended to the super zones, which includes Thimphu throm and peripheral areas of Debsi, RTC area, Gangchey, Nyezergang in the south, Kabesa, Begana and Changtagang in the north. Until further notice, all shops, offices, schools and institutions in the …

This is to inform the public that Thimphu Thromde will be under lockdown with immediate effect. All are requested to stay home. All offices, institutions and business entities shall remain closed until further notice. While all outbound travellers will be stopped, only emergencies and essential incoming movements into Thimphu will …

Drawing curtain on the third and final phase, we are happy to have touched yet another significant milestone of seamless unlocking. We now embark on a new journey that encompasses new responsibilities. As reiterated, the 21-day lock down was the safest shield for our people, as they stayed indoor and …

Source: PMO-Bhutan August 31, 2020 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 Bhutan witnessed the first of a kind lockdown to combat spread of coronavirus in the country on August 11. Today, 21 days on, we are confident to state that our lockdown measures have been successful. And this underscores the …

August 11, 2020 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 The government announces nationwide lockdown starting today, following report of a COVID-19 positive case in Gelephu, who came in close contact with people in Thimphu, Gelephu, Paro and those along the way. The government enforces restrictions on movement of people and vehicles …