A 76-year-old tourist from the United States tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bhutan on Thursday night, triggering alarm in Assam where he spent a considerable time before visiting the Himalayan country.
The Bhutan government confirmed the COVID-19 case on Friday morning.
The Prime Minister’s Office in capital Thimphu said the man and his 59-year-old partner reached the country from the Paro International Airport after boarding a Drukair flight from Guwahati on March 2. Of the 10 passengers in the flight, eight were Indian nationals.
Thimphu also informed New Delhi that the U.S. tourist toured India from February 21 to March 1 after starting his travel from Washington DC on February 18.
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“At the Paro International Airport, the patient’s health declaration form was assessed. He had indicated ‘negative’ against all conditions. He did not have any sign of fever,” a statement issued by the Bhutan government said. The tourist, however, visited the Jigme