News National News National National Isolation Centre set to run out of beds in a day COVID-19 cases climb to a new daily high; strict enforcement of mask mandate begins on Saturday August 14, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Beds are filling up fast at the National Isolation Centre (NIC) in Tutong after the number of COVID-19 cases…
News National News National COVID-19 vaccination opens to pregnant women, breastfeeding mums from Aug 16 Health ministry to ramp up vaccinations once more vaccine doses land in Brunei August 13, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers will be able to get their COVID-19 jabs from August 16, the health ministry…
News National Business News National Business MoFE extends relief measures to help businesses during lockdown As Brunei battles a second wave of COVID-19, the government reinstates a series of interim measures to help the private sector August 13, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Finance and Economy on Thursday announced revised fiscal measures to help businesses cope with the economic…
News National News National Medical volunteers sought as COVID-19 tests limits of healthcare system Surging number of cases forces health authorities to redeploy doctors and nurses to fight latest outbreak August 13, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The health ministry is preparing to double its COVID-19 vaccinations to 10,000 jabs a day as the number of…
News National News National COVID-19 live updates: August 2021 archive An archive of our live blog from August 1-31 August 12, 2021 This live blog is now closed. Visit our September live blog for the latest COVID-19 updates. Gov’t runs out of vaccines for first…
News National News National Brunei posts another record high daily COVID-19 cases with 54 infections New cluster emerges at Department of Immigration and National Registration, over half of National Isolation Centre beds occupied August 11, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has set another record of daily COVID-19 cases with 54 new local infections on Wednesday, a 58 percent…
News National News National COVID-19: Gov’t issues guidelines on working from home Certain sectors such as agriculture expected to take a hit from second wave of infections as Brunei faces shortage of foreign workers August 10, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government has issued guidelines requiring all public and private sector organisations to proceed with their business continuity plans…
News National News National Brunei’s second wave: 111 cases discovered in four days 85% of new cases were unvaccinated, says health minister August 10, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The health ministry confirmed 34 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including a new cluster of infections at workers’ quarters…
News National News National Brunei enters partial lockdown amid record number of new COVID-19 cases Public gatherings are banned and non-essential workers ordered to work from home August 9, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government has imposed its toughest COVID-19 restrictions yet as Brunei broke its record of new daily coronavirus cases…
News National News National Brunei reports 17 new COVID-19 cases with three active clusters MOH says increasing number of cases with unknown origin suggests community spread August 9, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei reported 17 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, a day after detecting its first local cases in more than…