Bhutan started giving booster
shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and priority
groups as the Himalayan kingdom counters the spread of the
Omicron variant of coronavirus, health ministry. | December 24, 2021
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Bhutan started giving booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and priority groups as the Himala.
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A King to a tourist’s rescue
Bert Hewitt with his guide at the Dochula cafe. Kuensel, Bhutan Kuensel, Bhutan
At 76, Bert Hewitt was unlike many of his age. Outgoing and adventurous, often when not at work, he goes climbing the rugged mountainside, hiking through deep jungles in the Himalayas.
In March last year, Bert Hewitt and his partner, Sandi Fischer, came to see Bhutan, a trip he would not forget for the rest of his life.
Following a river cruise along the Brahmaputra River in India, Hewitt and Sandi arrived in Paro on March 2, 2020. However, Hewitt wasn t in his best health after he began to feel ill in India.