Brunei reports COVID-19 cases new in168the country for the first time After the last infection was in May last year.
On August 10, 2021, Channel News Asia news agency reported that Brunei reported 42 new cases of COVID-19, the first confirmed case in 15 months after the previous outbreak. under control Due to the ever strict epidemic prevention measures especially the border closure
Brunei Health Minister Mohd Isham Jafar said: The exact origin of the outbreak is not yet known. Unlike last year, where concurrent outbreaks were found, one of the latest outbreaks involved hotels as quarantine facilities.
Mohd Isham Jafar, however, said the outbreak brought detention centers near full. while investigating the possibility that the infected person may have crossed the border illegally from Malaysia. It also stated that The most vulnerable to infection are the border areas. including airports and hotels
Authorities have expedited lockdown measures to curb the spread of the virus. before this outbreak Brunei's last case was confirmed in May last year. And now only 406 total COVID-19 cases have been reported. Meanwhile, 33% of the total 450,000 people nationwide have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
