News National News National Over half of 1,600 active COVID-19 cases still waiting for hospital beds Delta variant pushes 45% rise in weekly average of coronavirus cases August 27, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – More than half of 1,600 active COVID-19 cases are still waiting to be admitted to isolation facilities as the…
News National News National Brunei reports fourth COVID-19 death in three days Health ministry confirms Delta outbreak; authorises use of four self-test kits for public August 26, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The health ministry Thursday confirmed the deaths of two COVID-19 patients and the presence of the fast-spreading Delta variant…
News National News National Second COVID-19 wave shows no signs of slowing down Brunei reports sixth coronavirus death as daily cases continue to climb with 176 new infections August 25, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s second COVID-19 wave is showing no signs of abating as the health ministry Wednesday reported 176 new cases…
News National News National Brunei confirms first COVID-19 deaths in 14 months Health ministry reports 110 new cases, plans to open drive-thru swab centre in Belait August 24, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The health ministry confirmed two COVID-related fatalities on Tuesday, bringing the national death toll to five. The fatalities were…
News National News National Brunei records 104 new coronavirus cases; COVID-19 patient dies of heart failure About 36% of second wave cases had unknown source of infections August 23, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — A total of 104 new coronavirus cases were detected in the past 24 hours, raising the cumulative number of…
News National News National Brunei extends partial lockdown until Sept 4 "We anticipated the second wave, but we never anticipated this much," says health minister August 21, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The government has extended COVID-19 restrictions for another two weeks to help slow the rising number of coronavirus cases.…
News National News National Weekly COVID-19 caseload jumps 184% as MoH scrambles to clear test backlog Gov't sets up another vaccination centre at UBD after receiving 100,000 doses of Moderna vaccine from Singapore August 20, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei reported 197 new coronavirus cases on Friday, shattering the daily case record for the third straight day. In…
News National News National Brunei sees new daily record of 190 COVID-19 cases Health minister says 95% of active cases were either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated August 19, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s daily coronavirus cases hit another record high of 190 infections on Thursday, raising the overall tally to 1,136.…
News National News National New 24-hour inflatable lab set to speed up COVID-19 test results Health ministry rushes to expand testing capacity to 8,000 tests a day as Brunei sees another new daily record of 94 cases August 18, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government is set to bolster COVID-19 testing to 8,000 tests a day after engaging the services of Chinese…
News National News National Over 22% of COVID-19 cases still unlinked Cases from unknown source continue to rise as the health minister warns of widespread community transmission August 17, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Over 22 percent or 116 COVID-19 cases reported in the second wave have not been linked to any of…