Business and gathering limits, as well as contact tracing procedures at public facilities, business premises, and public and private hire transport vehicles, are discontinued. Facemasks are compulsory in public places until Sept. 23. Inter-district travelers must register via the Check Post Management System if crossing select check posts in the country. Residents may call a toll-free hotline at 1010 for assistance.

Authorities are no longer using the red zone designation for areas and buildings with COVID-19 cases; strict measures such as stay home orders, ban on nonessential movement and activity, as well as entry and exit controls typically affected red zones for at least 72 hours, followed by phased relaxations after mass testing. Enhanced controls may recur in high-risk locations of Thimphu, Wangduephodrang, parts of Trashiyangtse and Trashigang districts, as well as southern districts bordering India.

Foreigners must obtain a valid visa via authorized tour operators or Bhutanese embassies to enter Bhutan. On-arrival visa or entry permit is available for select groups such as nationals of India, Bangladesh, and Maldives, as well as holders of diplomatic or official passports from Thailand and Switzerland. Tourists must engage a licensed guide, stay in approved accommodation, pay a Sustainable Development Fee of up to USD 200 per night, and hold travel insurance covering their period of stay. Insurance by domestic companies are available at entry points. The insurance policy does not have to specifically cover COVID-19 treatment, though some companies may mandate COVID-19 testing.

Bhutanese citizens do not require registration to exit the country. Authorities continue to advise citizens against nonessential travel, and complete vaccination before international travel. Outbound passengers may require pre- departure testing for COVID-19, based on the requirements of the destination country.

Land borders are partially open; foreigners may enter via the Phuentsholing checkpoint while Indian nationals may also use the Gelephu, Samdrupjonkhar, and Samtse checkpoints. Cargo transit is operational.