8 January -
Bhutan reports its first death from COVID-19 after a 34-year-old man with chronic
liver disease and renal failure, who tested positive for COVID-19, died in a hospital in
Thimphu.[1]
24 December -
Bhutan begins administering
booster doses of the
COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 65 years, overseas travellers,
healthcare workers, people with underlying health conditions, and adults living in high risk areas.