Through the BruHealth app, the Brunei Ministry of Health will conduct a poll on the impacts of Covid-19.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) said on Monday that a survey will be taken to determine the impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak on a diet, nutrition, and methods of service delivery in Brunei, Darussalam. The poll will be available via the BruHealth app beginning tomorrow. Participants will be chosen at random and asked to fill out a questionnaire. The...
Read moreNo Monkeypox cases detected in Brunei
Despite monkeypox cases detected in 42 countries, there have been no cases reported in Brunei. The Minister of Health, Dato Seri Setia Dr haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar and Public Health Consultant Dr. Justin Wong gave this update at the weekly Ministry of Health (MoH) press conference. Putting...
Read moreBrunei has reported 344 new cases of Covid-19
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Brunei Darussalam now stands at 150,402 after the addition of 344 new cases. There were 338 cases from antigen rapid testing (ARTs) and six cases from 296 RT-PCR laboratory tests in the last 24 hours. Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd...
Read moreThe number of active Covid-19 cases in Brunei has already surpassed 1,800, according to the country’s health minister
In Brunei, there are 1,871 active cases, with 342 new cases reported yesterday. There are five patients in hospitals, while 1,866 individuals are being self-isolated at home. Antigen rapid tests screening revealed 339 new cases, with three more uncovered over the previous 24 hours of 223 RT-PCR laboratory testing. The country’s...
Read moreBrunei’s active new cases have surpassed 2,000, with the health ministry confirming 379 additional illnesses
After 379 new instances were documented, the total number of on-going Covid-19 cases in Brunei now stands at 2,008 cases. ART testing was responsible for 377 occurrences, while 196 RT-PCR laboratory tests performed over the previous 24 hours were responsible for two cases. Brunei had a total of 150,058 Covid-19 occurrences,...
Read moreBrunei’s BA.4 variant isn’t projected to boost Covid cases
On Wednesday According to Minister of Health in a daily press conference the Omicron BA.4 variation discovered in April is unlikely to result in a significant increase in Covid-19 infections in the country. The Omicron sub-variant has been recognised as a ‘Variant of Concern’ by the European Centre for Disease...
Read moreIn Brunei, 81 percent of children receive their first Covid-19 immunisation, and there have been 277 Covid-19 cases recorded
A total of 254 children aged five to eleven received the Covid-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of first-dose immunizations to 34,755 (81 percent) of the age group. Covid-19, on the other hand, has a booster rate of 70.6 percent. Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar – minister of health,...
Read moreThe government of Brunei announces 217 new Covid-19 cases, with approximately 80% of children receiving immunizations
On Saturday, Brunei’s vaccination rate for children aged five to eleven years old reached 80 percent, with 208 first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine given to children in this age range, increasing the overall coverage rate to 80.4 percent. (A total of 34,501 youngsters are present.) Children in this age...
Read moreA second booster is being taken under consideration, according to Brunei’s health minister
According to Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar, a decision is being taken on whether or not to give the second Covid-19 booster dose to high-risk people such as cancer patients. Dr. Mohd Isham made the disclosure during the capital’s regular news briefing, in response to...
Read moreTravellers arriving in Brunei are no longer subjected to airport testing
Using an antigen rapid test (ART) kit, incoming guests, including returning citizens and residents, can now complete the required three-day Covid screening at home or at a hotel instead of at the Brunei International Airport. Those who refuse to take the test will be prosecuted under the Infectious Diseases Act’s...
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