Extending The Quarantine Period: A Good Decision
I am relieved to hear that the government has decided to extend the quarantine period to 21 days. Here it is VERY IMPORTANT for every one to understand that it is far, far less expensive to quarantine...
View ArticleKnow Your Virus
One reader of my Blog who is very learned on all issues related to viruses advises me on some aspects of viruses in general and COVID-19 in particular. The reader writes:I’ve liked your recent posts....
View ArticleCOVID-19: A God Sent Opportunity for Bhutan
Hi John,Thank you ... yes lets pray but as you know the tenacity of the human race has always been remarkable. We have always survived many catastrophes and crisis over the centuries. The Black Plague...
View ArticleBhutan Must Prepare For Few Years Not For Few Months
One of the most ruinous misconceptions the Bhutanese people have today is that as long and our King and the government can contain the transmission of virus to the community, we are safe from its...
View ArticleSocial Distancing Not Happening As It Should
Yesterday I was asked to participate in a meeting that discussed the coming together of minds to effectively propagate the message for the need for “Social Distancing” as an effective means of warding...
View ArticleCarpe Diem!
As I have said in one of my earlier posts, this COVID-19 is God sent for Bhutan and it is a crisis that Bhutan must not allow to go to waste. And signs are aplenty that we are indeed seizing the...
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A Revolution In The Making
It is happening! And not in some impoverished remote village in the depths of the Bhutanese wilderness – it is happening right under your noses! They are not the shanty, rickety bullock cart ridding...
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If We Should See Red
Commandeered by His Majesty the King, our government is doing a remarkable job at containment – thus far we in Bhutan feel safe and protected. But having a neighbor like India that is a cauldron...
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The Amorous Cordyceps Collectors
The news report in the BBS few days back concerning the departure of Cordyceps collectors into the alpine regions of Northern Bhutan came as a bolt from the blue. This is a terribly worrisome news. And...
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Druk Trace App For Rapid Contact Tracing
The Royal Government of Bhutan has recently released the QR Code App developed by the G2C Bhutan. This is a very useful App that can help rapid contact tracing, should that become necessary.The App can...
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Druk Trace QR Code Scanning for Rapid Contract Tracing
There seems to be very poor advocacy on the need for scanning the DRUK TRACE QR Code recently issued by the government. It does not seem like people have really grasped just how CRITICAL and IMPORTANT...
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Over The Moon
There has rarely been a day that I was as happy as I was few days back. Two things made my day - which occurred on the same day:1. BOOK ON COINAGE OF BHUTANI received a gift of a very authoritative...
View ArticleConfusion: What Is QR Code and What Is Druk Trace
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View ArticleSafe & Secure Disposal of Wastes from Hospitals/Quarantine/Isolation Zones
Dear ……..Greetings from Bhutan ... I hope you are well and keeping safe. For your own safety and that of your family, please practice physical distancing.COVID-19 is ravaging the world. Bhutan has had...
View ArticleIn Response To A Concerned Reader
On 10.05.2020 one Anonymous reader left the following comment:Yeshi sir, did you cross-check and verify your facts?This comment was on my post:“Confusion: What is QR and What is Druk Trace”In response...
View ArticleBhutan-Nepal: Historical Connection
My ongoing research into historical facts about coinage in Bhutan has thrown up some seriously interesting revelations about which most of us remain clueless. Consider the following:A little known...
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Again, and Again – For Our Men In Blue
Human activity around the world may have ground to a screeching halt – caused by the Almighty Nature’s DeSuup– the leveler labeled “COVID-19”. But we at the Rotary Club of Thimphu have seen frenetic...
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Is This A Cause for Worry?
Until the end of last month, my Blog use to get visits from the Middle East - I am assuming they were Bhutanese - between 200 to 400 every day. Strangely, this entire month I have had not a single hit...
View ArticleWhat is Bhutan's Situation?
Hi .......... ,Thank you for your prompt reply.I know – the weirdest thing is that Americans are supposed to be the first world people – but they go and elect someone like Trump to lead them. It is...
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Thank God for COVID-19
The human race has a number of choices – in the manner how we choose to die:Hunger and starvation– caused by shortage of foodIsolation – extended periods of lock-downCOVID-19...
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