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HEN INDIA presented Bhutan with a generous gift of covid-19 vaccines in January, the neighbouring kingdom made an unusual choice. Rather than rush to inoculate all 800,000 of its citizens, the government sought advice from the Zhung Dratshang, a body of Buddhist monks. The stars were not auspicious, they ruled. Better to wait two months, and then to make sure that the first dose be both administered by, and given to, a woman born in the Year of the Monkey.
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So Bhutan waited until March 27th before Tshering Zangmo administered the first jab to Ninda Dema. The injection took place at a school in the capital, Thimphu, at the auspicious hour of 9.30am, after prayers were chanted and butter lamps lit. But then there was no dallying. Within a single week a world-beating 85% of Bhutan’s adult population had received a first shot. Only two countries, Israel and the Seychelles, have vaccinated a (slightly) higher propor
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Sonam Dorji, the Chairman of the Tedra Phensum Detshen was happy to attend this meeting as he had the opportunity to clarify his doubts on price discrepancies over the price few years. “Without any ideas, we used to pay as charged by the feed agents. Now we can pay as per the price fixed by the company,” rejoiced Sonam. “The uniform feed price can aid me to allocate feed budget for my cattle,” said Tshering Zangmo of Bartseri village. “I never thought that the price is uniform as I have always paid high for the feeds,” she added. The chairman of the Zobel Gonor Kuenphen Detshen was happy to learn that there is a portable refrigerator that could ease his group during milk transportation. “It is going to benefit our group and we will request the Dzongkhag Livestock Sector to support us,” said Tshewang Phuntsho.
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