Bhutan Not Ready to Welcome Tourists
KUENSELTHAT THE PEOPLE SHALL BE INFORMED MONDAY, MAY 25, 2020 COVID-19 Jomotshangkha recuperates BHUTAN - 24 from lockdown effect GLOBAL Younten Tshedup COVID-19 Life is normal and busi- SITUATION ness continues as usual in Jomotshangkha drungkhag in Samdrupjongkhar today. However, things were 5,408,327 different a few weeks ago. CONFIRMED CASES The reclusive drung- khag in the south is the only community in the country to go into lockdown after a 2,247,900 shopkeeper tested positive RECOVERED to coronavirus on the rapid diagnostic test on April 30. A weeklong restriction on movement of people 344,029 was imposed as a preven- DEATHS tive measure. While anxiety and fear gripped the community, the local authority and resi- dents say they managed to High risk come out of it ‘successfully’. countries Drungpa Lamdrak Bhutan not ready Wangdi credits the feat to USA 1,666,828 the proactive role the local Brazil 349,113 task force played including the cooperation and sup- to welcome Russia 335,882 port from the community Spain 282,370 residents during the lock- UK 257,154 down. Italy 229,327 tourists France 182,469 Walking the extra mile Tourism Council DG clarifes Everything was closed except the hospital in Jo- Yangchen C Rinzin tourists, the DG said that there interview was focused on motshangkha where treat- is no decision taken to open how tourism in the country Cases in the ment continued as usual. pening tour- tourism in Bhutan. is coping up with the current region The small group of staff ism would The headline of the article pandemic situation and the depend on the remained prepared to pro- in Forbes, which went viral on plans to welcome tourists post India 131,920 vide any emergency medical government’s social media read, “Bhutan Covid-19.
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