News National News National ‘We can’t close our borders forever’ COVID cases have risen 21% in the past week July 16, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government has said that Brunei’s land borders cannot remain closed indefinitely, even though COVID-19 cases in the country…
News National News National Brunei stops daily reporting of COVID case numbers The move comes at a time when the sultanate has been recording an upward trend in cases June 22, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has stopped issuing daily updates on the number of active COVID-19 cases and new…
News National News National Brunei to purchase vaccines and antiviral drugs against monkeypox No cases of the zoonotic virus have been detected in Brunei so far June 20, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei will procure vaccines and antiviral drugs against monkeypox as cases of the zoonotic virus continued to rise globally.…
News National News National Brunei to offer second booster for vulnerable groups From June 15, a second round of boosters will be rolled out to people with a weakened immune system and those aged over 80 June 13, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – From June 15, a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose will be offered to individuals who are at high risk of…
News National News National Brunei targets August 1 for reopening of land, sea borders Gov't relaxes more travel curbs ahead of full reopening; BruHealth QR code scanning no longer mandatory June 10, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei plans to fully reopen its borders on August 1, following the government’s announcement that restrictions on cross-border travel…
News National News National MoH to roll out new BruHealth features Users can tailor health plans and use biometric ID to log in to upgraded app May 20, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health will roll out new BruHealth app features that allow users to plan activities for healthy…
News National News National Brunei rolls out COVID vaccine for kids aged 5-11 Over 600 were vaccinated on the first day of government's vaccination drive for young children April 3, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – A total of 666 children received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Saturday, as Brunei kicked off…
News National News National COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory for kids Health ministry plans to roll out its vaccination programme for children aged 5-11 in the coming weeks March 29, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government will begin vaccinating children aged 5-11 following the arrival of new Pfizer vaccines last week, the health…
News National News National MoH limits use of anti-COVID drug molnupiravir to high-risk patients Unvaccinated adults are 13.7 times more likely to develop severe disease from COVID, epidemiological data suggests March 18, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Molnupiravir, a new antiviral drug to treat COVID-19, will not be rolled out to all hospitals or health centres…
News National News National IGCSE, ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level exams to be held in person this May MoE announces extension of home-based learning for another fortnight March 18, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The IGCSE, O, AS and A Level examinations for the May/June session will take place in person this year,…