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Bhutan - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Do not travel to Bhutan due to COVID-19.

Bhutan is a small, land-locked Himalayan country that completed its transition from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy in June 2008. Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan, and official language is Dzongkha. Fun things to do in Bhutan include viewing an Archery competition, Bhutan’s national sport, and attending an authentic Buddhist festival. Bhutan is one of the world’s smallest and least developed economies.

\'I cannot wait to help football flourish in my home nation of Bhutan\'
A football international from the Kingdom of Bhutan in South Asia cannot wait to return and pass on what she has learned from De Montfort University Leicester?s FIFA Master course. Pema Tshering has ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 18 Dec 2020 03:20:00 GMT

India undertaking contractual supplies of coronavirus vaccines to several countries: MEA
MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at a media briefing that India has so far sent consignments of coronavirus vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:33:00 GMT

Zen pals: Deepak Chopra and entrepreneur Carmen Busquets meet on the astral plane
The author and integrative-medicine advocate and e-com fairy godmother have forged a friendship on a shared love of meditational ?travelling? and trailblazing tech ?I don?t know where I ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:07:00 GMT

Nepal, Bangladesh receive Coronavirus vaccines sent by India
On Wednesday, India sent 150,000 doses of Covisheild vaccines to Bhutan and 100,000 doses to the Maldives. In a major announcement, India on Tuesday said it will send COVID-19 vaccines under grant ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:39:00 GMT

Bhutan announces seven-day nationwide lockdown amid rising COVID-19 cases
Bhutan will go in lockdown for seven days starting from Wednesday amid rising case of Covid-19 cases, announced Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. In a statement, Tshering announced that a ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:28:00 GMT

Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended till January 31
India has formed air bubble pacts with 24 countries including the US, the UK, the UAE, Kenya, Bhutan and France. Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international flights can ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 30 Dec 2020 02:07:00 GMT

The Changing Face of Bhutan
who traveled widely in Tibet and Bhutan and is reverentially referred to as Guru Rinpoche, or "precious teacher." His influence is everywhere, not only in the many temples said to have been ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:18:00 GMT

Next-level India: the secrets of Sikkim
Hidden away between Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal, India?s erstwhile Buddhist kingdom offers visitors an enlightening trek through its mountains ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 17 Jan 2021 07:07:00 GMT

More reading, and even more listening: How the pandemic has affected literature in Bhutan
In the Kingdom of Bhutan, where Covid-19 is relatively well controlled, every new episode of the pandemic still leaves us wondering what?s next. Two nationwide lockdowns have disrupted the easy life ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:05:00 GMT

Education Is Key to Reducing Child Mortality: The Link Between Maternal Health and Education
The rates in six countries -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia ... Quality education means good teaching methods and learning materials provided to those who are sufficiently healthy to benefit ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:45:00 GMT

Bhutan\'s Parliament Passes Landmark Bill to Decriminalises Homosexuality
A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan?s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to legalize gay sex, making the tiny Himalayan kingdom the latest Asian nation to take steps towards easing ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:48:00 GMT

Bhutan PM wishes Modi for launching world\'s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive
THIMPU: Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Saturday congratulated his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, for the landmark launch of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive, hoping it ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 16 Jan 2021 02:48:00 GMT