News National News National COVID-19 recoveries surpass new cases for first time in second wave MoH says too early to tell if new cases are trending downwards August 30, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei reported a 26.2 percent drop in new coronavirus cases on Monday, but the health minister stopped short of…
News National News National Daily COVID-19 case count falls below 100 for first time in nine days Asymptomatic patients can return home once they test negative on Day 8 of their quarantine at isolation facilities August 28, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The health ministry detected 82 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, marking the first time in nine days Brunei’s daily…
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 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…
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 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…
News National News National 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…