Coronavirus | Delta variant cases rise in southern Bhutan
The Hindu
Health Minister warns of collapse of health system amid vaccine shortage
Bhutan’s Health Minister Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo has said the number of COVID-19 cases of the Delta variant from towns bordering India has been rising, with the country registering more than 2,000 cases, though only one fatality has been recorded so far. The spurt in cases comes even as the country is facing a worrying vaccine gap to immunise its eligible population after India’s ban on exports after its deadly second wave. Bhutan has reached out to at least 16 countries other than India in the last few weeks. In an effort to step up “non-pharmaceutical” solutions, even Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has been travelling by road and foot to remote villages around the country to reinforce the use of masks and sanitizing hands.
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