COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan

COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan
COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Bhutan
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	Paro
Arrival date	6 March 2020; (4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Confirmed cases	62,697
Deaths	21
Vaccinations	699,116 (total vaccinated); 677,669 (fully vaccinated); 2,011,426 (doses administered);
Government website
	https://www.gov.bt/covid19/

The COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

The virus was confirmed to have reached Bhutan on 6 March 2020, when a 76-year-old American tourist who had travelled from India tested positive for COVID-19.^[2]

The King of Bhutan addressed the nation on 22 March 2020, telling citizens "As a small country with a small population, we can overcome any challenge we are faced with, if the people and the government work together."^[3]

The country subsequently implemented strict containment measures, and was able to largely stamp out the outbreak.^[4] Bhutan currently has the lowest case fatality rate for COVID-19 at 0.05%, which is significantly lower than the WHO's global case fatality rate of 4.34%, and lower than SARS of 2003.^[5]^[6] However, the transmission has been significantly greater.^[5]^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2022). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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^ "Together we can defeat COVID-19". Royal Government of Bhutan. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ Drexler, Madeline. "The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story". The Atlantic. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

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[3] "Together we can defeat COVID-19". Royal Government of Bhutan. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[Atlantic-4] Drexler, Madeline. "The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story". The Atlantic. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[Imperial13March2020-5] "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[Gov.ukHCIDDef-6] "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[WFSA-7] "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

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