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The Health Ministry has announced that it will provide COVID-19 medical certificates for people who want to travel outside. The ministry issued an executive order on Friday stating that the facility would be available from 3rd July. However, people will have to pay for the tests required to obtain the certificate.

Farmers of Chhimoong Gewog in Pema Gatshel are back to the tradition of transporting farm products on their backs to and from Awashing. This is because the five-kilometre road between their farmlands and the gewog centre remains unusable with damages at several locations due to rain.

The White-bellied Heron annual population survey 2020 recorded 27 of these critically endangered birds, in the country this year. An increase of two compared to last year. This increase, however, is not very significant according to the Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN).

In an effort to mitigate community transmission of the Coronavirus the health ministry is implementing four strategies, which include intensifying testing, enhancing surveillance and surge capacity, and promoting behaviour change among the public.

While Bhutan's Coronavirus cases continue to rise, according to the Health Minister the country’s COVID-19 recovery rate is at 88% with zero death. Of the 77 Covid-19 positive cases in the country, the number of patients who have recovered stands at 50.

As the harvesting season draws to a close, Cordyceps collectors in Bumthang are worried that the annual auction maybe affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the widespread demand for dairy products, farmers have started to look at high breed cows and heifers to boost production. As a major support measure, the Department of Livestock under the Agriculture and Forests Ministry launched sexed semen technology among other strategic plans for livestock development today.

Onions farmers in Shumar gewog had a good harvest this year. Twenty-six households in Shumar gewog, planted onion this year and each household harvested a minimum of two to three quintals of onions. However, curing their harvest has been a challenge for farmers without sheds. The curing sheds help the farmers in drying and preserving their produce. 

After remaining closed to clients for about four weeks, the Bhutan Institute of Well-being will be opening its doors to alcohol and drug dependent individuals starting tomorrow. The Coronavirus pandemic has forced the institution to stop taking in clients for the past few weeks which has deprived several girls and women dependent on alcohol and drug, the option to overcome addiction through treatment at the rehabilitation centre.

The prosecutor for the Wamrong battery case was ordered by the Dungkhag Court to refile the charge sheet to the court tomorrow during the miscellaneous hearing conducted today. According to the court, the charge sheet should contain the grading of the offence.