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The health ministry will administer the Moderna vaccine for children aged 12-17 years in high-risk areas. According to the ministry, the Drug Regulatory Authority authorised its emergency use in the country yesterday. The vaccination drive for the age group will start on Thursday.

Bhutan completed the second phase of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination on Monday. The country was able to vaccinate more than 90 per cent of the eligible population. And with the vaccination of the unreached population underway till the end of this month, the coverage is likely to increase. This, according to a statement from the UNICEF Bhutan, is a result of exemplary efforts by the government.

More relaxations came into effect from today as Phuentshogling cautiously reopens. The Southern COVID-19 Task Force started easing restrictions Mega Zone-wise from Friday. The town was under lockdown for more than a hundred days after a positive case was detected from the community on April 16. 

The health ministry is taking COVID-19 vaccines to the unreached population across the country. But among the lot, there are a few who have taken it upon themselves to go and get vaccinated. In Paro, five yak herder of Chindu Goenba in Doteng Gewog decided to make an arduous journey to get their second dose. 

Since the commencement of the De-Suung National Service Water Project last year, many villagers in remote areas across the country have been reaping the benefit. Today, it is the villagers of Brongshing and Mokhoma villages under Gomdar Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar who received reliable and adequate drinking water. 56 households are benefited.

Music is the universal language of mankind and transcends any geographical, language, or cultural boundaries. Transcending boundaries and bringing together musicians and artists from 18 countries is the Hidden Kingdom World Music Festival, which begins on Wednesday.

It is an advantage for Delinquents in the finals of the BOB A-League basketball as they win the first of three-game finals. Playing against the Jachungs, Delinquents kept a safe distance throughout the four quarters.

The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group or NI-TAG has ruled out that the two recent deaths in the country are not due to the COVID vaccine. A 59-year-old man in Dagana died almost two days after getting his second dose. And in Trashigang, a 69-year-old man died four days after getting vaccinated.

The first Gyalyong Nazhoen Camp or G-camp in short engaged over 8000 youth from across the country in a three-day virtual event. The participants, comprising scouts and non-scout students, were engaged in various advocacy, skilling, and fun activities virtually during the event, which ended today.     

Almost sixty per cent of the total population has been vaccinated so far. Looking at this, the health minister says the target of vaccinating at least eighty per cent of the country’s population to achieve herd immunity is looking highly achievable.