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Elderly US traveller is Bhutan’s first COVID-19 case, prompting travel restrictions

THIMPHU: Bhutan announced its first positive case of the novel coronavirus on Friday (Mar 6), prompting school closures and travel restrictions, according to a Facebook post from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The 76-year-old patient from the US was confirmed to have the disease on Thursday night, and the results were validated on Friday. Advertisement Advertisement He was