In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Bhutan and also urged them to reconsider their travel to Sri Lanka because of terrorism. In the latest travel advisory, the State Department said, "Do not travel to Bhutan due to COVID-19. Your risk of contracting COVID-19 and developing severe symptoms may be lower if you are fully vaccinated with an FDA authorised vaccine. Before planning any international travel, please review the CDC's specific recommendations for vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not issued a travel health notice for Bhutan, indicating an unknown level of COVID-19 in the country. The US State Department also urged its citizens to reconsider traveling to Sri Lanka because of terrorism in the country. The CDC has issued a third-grade health notice for Sri Lanka due to coronavirus.
Lambda variant of COVID-19- first identified in Peru, is much more dangerous than the Delta variant. The ministry further said that it has been detected in more than 30 countries in the past four weeks. According to the report, so far six cases of Lambda strain detected in the UK. Researchers are concerned that the lambda variant may be more contagious than the delta variant. The variant also known as the C.37 strain.
On Monday, the Health Ministry tweeted, "The Lambda strain reported to have originated from Peru, the country with the highest mortality rate in the world". According to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Lambda variant accounts for about 82 percent of the coronavirus case samples reported during May and June in Peru.