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Brunei gets genome sequencing machine to detect COVID-19 variants Chinese investment firm IDG Capital donates machine to MoH

August 26, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday received a genome sequencing machine donated by Beijing-based private equity firm IDG…

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…

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…

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…

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…

BruHealth glitch causes overbooking of 4,000 vaccine appointments Health ministry apologises for the system error as thousands of appointments are now moved to October

August 23, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — A glitch in the BruHealth app last week caused overbookings at all vaccination sites, forcing the health ministry to…

MoH reports 314 new COVID cases; drive-thru swab centre to open Monday As hospital beds fill up, the gov't eyes two locations in Belait to convert into makeshift isolation facilities

August 22, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei saw a dizzying climb in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, recording 314 new infections. Minister of Health YB Dato…

19 companies apply for financial relief during first week of lockdown The gov't brings back interim measures to help small biz cope with impact of COVID restrictions

August 21, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Twelve companies have applied for the government’s wage subsidy since COVID-19 relief measures were announced a week ago, according…

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.…

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…

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