After one COVID death, Bhutan king treks nation to stop another
3 years, 5 months ago

After one COVID death, Bhutan king treks nation to stop another

Al Jazeera  

For 14 months, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has been travelling by foot, car and horse to oversee pandemic measures in his tiny kingdom. Wearing a baseball cap and knee-length traditional Gho robe, carrying a backpack, Bhutan’s king has walked through jungles infested with leeches and snakes, trekked mountains and quarantined several times in a hotel in the capital. “When the king travels for miles and knocks … to alert people about the pandemic, then his humble words are respected and taken very seriously,” said Lotay Tshering, the country’s prime minister. “ has been to all high-risk border areas time and again to monitor every measure put in place and to ensure best practices are followed within limited resources,” said Rui Paulo de Jesus, the World Health Organization representative in Bhutan.

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Bhutan King Wangchuk Arrives In India For 2-Day Visit; Meets PM Modi, Jaishankar
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bhutan King Wangchuk Arrives In India For 2-Day Visit; Meets PM Modi, Jaishankar

ABP News  

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day visit to further cement the already close bilateral partnership between the two nations. #WATCH | King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck calls on PM Narendra Modi, in Delhi. 🇮🇳 🇧🇹 pic.twitter.com/LCnoJeVmLP — Dr. S. Jaishankar December 5, 2024 The Bhutan King's visit comes 10 days …

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Monarch with a mission
1 year, 8 months ago

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Monarch with a mission

The Hindu  

On a cold but sunny day last December, Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth King of the current line of Dragon Kings, stepped up onto the stage at Thimphu’s Changlimithang stadium to address the nation, the first such public address since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the plans, powering his ‘Desuung’ programme for youth volunteers, a …

'Visit Will Strengthen Ties': Jaishankar Receives Bhutan King In Delhi
1 year, 8 months ago

'Visit Will Strengthen Ties': Jaishankar Receives Bhutan King In Delhi

ABP News  

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Monday began his two-day trip to India with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar receiving him at the airport here, reflecting the importance New Delhi has attached to the visit. His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrived in India a short while ago. #WATCH | King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar …

Bhutan's King Treks for 5 Days to Inspect Illegal Border Crossings that May Increase Covid Risk
3 years, 6 months ago

Bhutan's King Treks for 5 Days to Inspect Illegal Border Crossings that May Increase Covid Risk

News 18  

India ranks second world-wise after the United States, in a total number of coronavirus cases, as reported by WHO data. Recently, the King trekked for 5 days along Bhutan’s eastern borders to check and keep a tab on illegal crossings that could increase Covid-19. In the caption, he shared that the King trekked through forests, rain, high passes and leeches …

Bhutan reports first COVID-19 death
3 years, 11 months ago

Bhutan reports first COVID-19 death

Live Mint  

The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan reported its first COVID-19 death some 10 months after initially detecting the virus and managing to keep the disease under control by largely sealing off the tourism-dependent country. In a statement issued late on Thursday, Bhutan's health ministry said a 34-year-old man with chronic liver disease and renal failure, who tested positive for COVID-19, …

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