Sultan: Brunei to expand virus testing capacity with new virology lab


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei will increase its Covid-19 (coronavirus) testing capacity by 10 fold with a new virology lab under construction, the country's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (pic) said on Sunday (March 22).

In his special speech on the Covid-19 pandemic broadcasted nationwide, the Sultan called on the people in Brunei to deal with this pandemic collectively as a nation, asking his people to apply personal hygiene such as masks and hand sanitizer and prepare for a long-term fight.

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