News National News National COVID-19: Brunei bars entry of travellers from Malaysia via land, sea crossings Cross-border travel guidelines have been revised as Malaysia enters state of emergency January 12, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Travellers from Malaysia will be banned from entering Brunei via land and sea checkpoints for two weeks from January…
News National News National MoH to study public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine Gov't has ruled out Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine due to cold storage requirements January 12, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The health ministry will begin conducting a survey through the BruHealth app to determine the public’s willingness to take…
News National News National COVID-19: Gov’t aims to vaccinate at least 70% of population Medical personnel at Tutong hospital diverted to treat rising number of imported cases January 7, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei is aiming to inoculate at least 70 percent of its population against COVID-19, the health minister said on…
News National News National Brunei sets new record number of daily COVID-19 cases, all imported from the UK Health ministry unable to determine whether the 15 new cases contracted the fast-spreading B117 variant January 3, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei detected the highest number of daily coronavirus infections on Sunday with 15 imported cases from London, bringing the…
News National News National COVID-19: MoH reports five new imported cases from India Four of the latest cases travelled on a RB charter flight from Tamil Nadu December 30, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s COVID-19 tally has risen to 157 after the health ministry confirmed five new imported cases from India on…
News National News National Brunei delays return of students to UK universities in wake of new COVID-19 strain The health ministry sets up committee to oversee rollout of COVID-19 jab as first batch of vaccine expected to arrive in Q2 next year December 24, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has put on hold the return of students to UK universities until at least January 31, but stopped…
News National News National MoH outsources pharmaceutical supply chain to RBTS RBTS has been tasked to ensure there are no shortages in prescription medicines and medical consumables December 21, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The health ministry (MoH) has outsourced the management of its pharmaceutical supply chain and procurement of medical consumables to…
News National News National No formal talks yet on Brunei-Malaysia green lane: MoH Malaysian premier renews interest to restart bilateral business travel with the sultanate December 8, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei has yet to start discussions with Malaysia on establishing a green lane for essential travel, the health minister…
News National News National MoH: All imported cases tested negative for COVID-19 before flying to Brunei Health ministry reports one new imported infection December 2, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health reported one new imported case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a 26-year-old woman who arrived in…
News National News National Average age of stroke patients getting younger, study finds Stroke is the main cause of disabilities in Brunei November 25, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The average age of stroke patients in Brunei is much younger than developed countries such as South Korea and…