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Brunei 24 Dec 2022 | 06:24 AM

Brunei records daily average of 332 Covid-19 cases in past week

Brunei logged a daily average of 332 new Covid-19 cases in the past week compared to 434 cases per day the week before, official statistics released has showed.

Nation 4 Dec 2021 | 11:00 PM

Don’t drop your guard

PETALING JAYA: The recent negative Covid-19 test results of the Omicron index case and seven close contacts bring some cheer, but health experts are advising the public to continue to adhere to the standard operating procedure (SOP).

Brunei 19 May 2022 | 08:04 AM

No new Covid-19 sub-variants detected in Brunei as daily Covid-19 cases hit 300

No cases of the new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 have been detected in Brunei, said Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar at the daily press conference in the capital.

Philippines 10 July 2022 | 07:34 AM

Philippines president Marcos Jr’s condition improves after testing positive for Covid-19

Philippines President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s condition is improving after he contracted Covid-19, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Sunday.

Philippines 10 July 2022 | 11:00 PM

Marcos’ condition improving

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s (pic) condition is improving after he contracted Covid-19, press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said.

Indonesia 5 June 2022 | 12:04 PM

Three Indonesian haj candidates in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

Three haj pilgrim candidates bound for the Holy Land in Saudi Arabia have tested positive for Covid-19, according to Indonesia’s Haj Health Centre.

Nation 3 Feb 2021 | 12:38 PM

MMA: High cost for RT-PCR test is not due to profit margin

KUALA LUMPUR: The high cost for the Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test is not due to profit margins, but because of the various resources required to run them, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).

Brunei 21 May 2022 | 11:04 AM

Booster shot coverage rate nears 70 per cent in Brunei; health ministry reports 261 new Covid-19 cases

Nearly 70 per cent of the populace have been administered the Covid-19 booster shot as of the weekend,

Brunei 11 Apr 2022 | 11:53 AM

Covid-19 boosters for adolescents in Brunei begins on Saturday (April 16); virus cases in country going down rapidly

Brunei will begin administering Covid-19 booster shots to children aged 12-17 on April 16, said Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar during a press conference in the capital.

Brunei 12 Apr 2022 | 09:38 AM

Brunei reports no fatalities due to Covid-19; 281 new cases on Monday night (April 11)

Brunei recorded 281 new Covid-19 cases on Monday night (April 11), Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham Jaafar has announced adding that no virus fatalities were recorded in the past 24 hours.

Nation 22 Apr 2022 | 12:02 PM

Covid-19: Discounted PCR tests for haj pilgrims, says Tabung Haji CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: This year’s haj pilgrims are expected to get a discounted price to take the Covid-19 Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test.

Metro News 21 Mar 2022 | 06:38 AM

Covid-19: Selangor aims to have 70% of all kids aged 5-11 vaccinated by April

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government is targeting to have 70% of children aged five to 11 in the state vaccinated against Covid-19 by April.

Nation 21 Mar 2022 | 11:46 AM

Anwar joins list of Covid-19 positive politicians

KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is the latest politician to test positive for Covid-19.

Brunei 24 Mar 2022 | 05:40 AM

Brunei app BruHealth rolls out new features

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): The BruHealth app will receive an update with two new features vastly improving public convenience. The updates – the Recovery Certificate Feature and the Antigen Rapid Test (ART) Feature with QR code – will be launched tonight at 10pm.

The Star Says 26 Mar 2022 | 11:00 PM

Welcome world – as long as you’re vaccinated

NEXT week, Malaysia’s borders will reopen to the world.

Nation 10 Nov 2020 | 02:32 AM

S'wak to increase testing capacity to treat Covid-19 patients in more hospitals

KUCHING: Sarawak plans to increase its capacity to treat Covid-19 patients in more hospitals, as well as its testing capacity, says Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah.

Brunei 21 Mar 2022 | 09:42 AM

Brunei now seeing drop in Covid-19 cases, says minister

Brunei logged 1,465 new Covid-19 cases bringing the nationally tally of confirmed cases to 123,422, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew has announced.

Nation 16 Mar 2022 | 11:00 PM

PCR test monopoly to end

MORE companies will soon provide Covid-19 screening services at Malaysia’s airports, effectively ending the current monopoly held by a private healthcare firm, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Brunei 16 Mar 2022 | 09:51 AM

Over 5,000 more Covid-19 recoveries recorded in Brunei; another 1,885 infections recorded on Tuesday night (March 15)

Brunei recorded another 5,413 recovered cases on Tuesday night, bringing the total number of recoveries to 89,174 cases.

Nation 16 Mar 2022 | 06:10 AM

Covid-19: More companies to provide screening at airports, says Deputy Health Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: More companies will soon provide Covid-19 screening services at Malaysia’s airports, effectively ending the current monopoly held by a private healthcare firm, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

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