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Health Advice Line 148 deals with 100 nuisance calls each month The hotline has been kept busy with about 300 calls a day since its launch last year

July 10, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — More people have been making enquiries to the Health Advice Line 148 over the past three months, but the…

Brunei rolls out COVID-19 jab to all adults as vaccination rate reaches 17% Almost one in four adults has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine

July 6, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei kicked off Phase 3 of its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Monday, extending the rollout to all adults over…

COVID-19 vaccination opens to all adults from July 5 Public can start booking vaccine appointments via BruHealth app on July 3

July 1, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – All individuals aged 18 and above will be able to get the COVID-19 jab from July 5 as the…

First batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Brunei A total of 50,400 vaccine doses have been delivered and will be administered in phases

June 20, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The first shipment of 50,400 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Brunei on Sunday, the health ministry announced…

Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination starts on June 21 Teachers, childcare workers and high-risk individuals can book vaccination slots on BruHealth app from June 16

June 14, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The second phase of Brunei’s COVID-19 vaccination programme will begin on June 21, the health ministry announced in a…

Sultan cautions against COVID-19 complacency His Majesty pays tribute to frontline workers during Yayasan's Raya celebrations

May 28, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah has reminded Bruneians not to be complacent in preventing the spread of COVID-19,…

COVID-19 jabs now available for overseas-bound students MoH offers Sinopharm vaccines to students who will be travelling abroad

May 21, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Overseas-bound students can now get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Berakas Health Screening Centre, the health ministry announced in…

MoH: Expat who was subject of viral message not an active COVID-19 case Health ministry says antibody tests indicate the foreign national contracted the virus before entering Brunei in March

May 21, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — After a WhatsApp message went viral regarding a foreign national who tested positive for COVID-19 in Belait, the health…

Gov’t makes AstraZeneca available to all adults in bid to boost vaccine uptake The 'opt-in programme' will allow the general public to get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of schedule, while those who prefer other vaccine options could wait months until they become available

May 6, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Beginning Thursday the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be made available to all individuals over 18 through the health ministry’s new…

55% of Brunei population to receive Pfizer, Moderna jabs Brunei will not face vaccine shortages as a result of India's COVID-19 crisis, says health minister

May 3, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Ministry of Health (MoH) is expecting supplies of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines later this year to cover…

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