Panic grips Bhutan after first case found on tourist

Fire sale: People gathering at a store for face masks as the first Covid-19 infection was detected in a tourist in Thimpu. — Kuensel/ANN

Thimpu: Two men arguing over cutting lines nearly turned ugly as they rushed to buy face masks at a local pharmacy store in Thimphu yesterday.

The incident took place after people began to cut lines that started as early as 7am. By 10am, the drugstore ran out of face masks.