Bhutan orders first COVID-19 lockdown as cases hit 113

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THIMPHU: Bhutan ordered its first nationwide lockdown on Tuesday (Aug 11) after a returning resident tested positive for coronavirus after being ...

Bhutan, which is heavily reliant on high-end tourists, banned tourism in March after an American visitor tested positive for the virus, and ordered a three week mandatory quarantine for everyone returning from abroad.

"Everyone is asked to stay home to protect themselves and their families from the disease, should there be undetected, rampant transmission," the government said.

 

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