Thimpu: A 35-year-old monk from Bhutan practicing in one of the monasteries in Rangka, Sikkim, passed away due to COVID-19 complications on Saturday. The monk was admitted in the Sir Thutob Namgyal Memorial Multi-Speciality Hospital (STNM) in Sochaygang, three kilometre from capital Gangtok.
...Bhutanese monk dies of COVID-19 in Sikkim
While attempts were made bring back the dead body of the deceased monk to Bhutan, the current surge of COVID-19 in Sikkim made it difficult. The monk was cremated on Monday with support from the monastery.