Daily Bulletin, SC19TF (Phuentsholing)

Report as of date: 1 March 2022

Sl COVID-19 Updates, Public information and events in Phuentsholing in the last 24 hours
1 New positive cases detected:109 Total Samples tested : 1460 Cumulative positive cases: 4764 Cumulative RT-PCR test: 275111
2 Segregation of New Positive Cases: Facility Quarantine-12; Containment: - 7; Red houses/buildings, & red clusters:68 Community :16
Surveillance areas covered : In-Patient Department & Emergency Unit (patients & attendants); Flu Clinics (PSA & Pasakha); QFs; Red sealings, red
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red buildings & red clusters (completion of 10th day).
Index cases recovered and
4 Primary contacts in FQ: 237 Primary contacts discharged: 6 Active cases in Isolation: -521;
discharged: 74
Total Red Households: 429 Total red containment centers - 20 Total Red Buildings: 23 Total Red Clusters/Village: 13/5
5 New :0 New :0 New : 13 New : 13
Released :2 Released :1 Released : 61 Released : 61
6 Samples from other hospitals tested (& positive cases): Dorokha-0; Gedu-0; Gomtu-00; Lhamoizingkha-0; Samtse-2; Sipsoo-0
Total QIs (travelers, returnees, primary contacts, etc) admitted into
7 QIs discharged from FQs: 115 Total QIs currently in FQs:1142
Quarantine Facilities: 150

Daily update on number of vehicles, public movement and induction of FWs in the last 24 hours
8 Total vehicles switched at Sorchen Switching Point: 340 Inbound (Down): 165 Outbound (Up): 175
9 Number of vehicles carrying goods exited Sorchen: 169
Total vehicles exited from Phuentsholing with escort to other high risk Dzongkhags via Indian Highway: 3 (Nganglam-3; Gomtu-0; Gelephu-0;
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L/zingkha-0; S/Jongkhar-0; Samtse-0
11 Total Passengers exited from Phuentsholing with escort service to other high risk Dzongkhags via India: 0
12 Total vehicles entered Phuentsholing with essential goods/commodities, and for boulders: 257 Goods-255; Boulder-2
Total foreign workers confirmed, screened, became unfit and tested drug
13 Confirmed=0; Screened=0; Unfit=0;
positive
14 Public Notification

This is to inform the general public that in order to facilitate the movement from one Megazone to another, the SC19TF has approved Taxi movement.
However, considering the views and suggestions of the general public, the SC19TF would like to introduce the following as interim measures:
● Taxis shall not be allowed to ply inter-megazones, however, considering the location of the important business establishments between
megazone I & II Taxis shall be allowed to ply between Megazone I and II.
● Movement of taxis between Megazones I-II and, III shall be shall be stopped; however, if commuters need to travels on emergency basis, they
contact Pasakha OC, RBP for help.
● These measures shall take place with immediate effect till the end of Phase-III relaxations.

As all residents are aware, Losar will start from tomorrow for the next two days. As per Lyonchens’ National Address this morning, residents are
requested to stay at home and pray for the wellbeing of all Bhutanese.