MEDIA STATEMENT
ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF COVID-19
IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
01 Safar 1443 / 08 September 2021
1. The Ministry of Health would like to announce that today, Wednesday, 01 Safar 1443 / 08 September 2021, one hundred and sixteen (116) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 3,683.
- Today, there are two new clusters detected bringing the total number of active clusters to 56 clusters. The new clusters are
- 3395 Cluster which contains 8 cases and 3412 Cluster which contains 4 cases. Both the new clusters include cases that were previously reported as cases for which the source of infection has not been identified.
- There are 30 additional new cases to 10 of the existing active clusters. The cases in these active clusters are individuals who are currently being quarantined and were found to be in contact with several confirmed cases.
- Meanwhile, 74 cases are still being investigated to determine the source of the infection.
- Contact tracing for all these new cases is currently undergoing. All identified close contacts are required to undergo mandatory quarantine and RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 test.
2. Ninety-one (91) cases have recovered today, where this total includes 29 positive cases from Category 1 that have undergone self-isolation for 14 days at their respective homes. All of them have undergone second swab tests at Day 12 and have been confirmed recovered. With that, the total number of recovered cases in Brunei Darussalam has increased to 2,149 cases, whereas the total number active cases are 1,514 cases.
3. Among the active cases, eight cases are in critical condition, where six cases require assistance of artificial ventilation. Meanwhile, two cases still require the help of an additional heart/lung machine (ECMO). Meanwhile, twenty-nine (29) cases that were categorised in Category 4 are now admitted at the Intensive Care Unit for close monitoring.
4. In the past 24 hours, a total of 4,052 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which brings the total number of laboratory tests conducted since January 2020 to 260,089 tests.
5. As previously informed, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with relevant agencies are working hard to transfer the cases that have been confirmed positive to isolation centres for monitoring and treatment. In this regard, the Ministry of Health is requesting the public’s cooperation especially the aforementioned cases to comply with the transfer directives that have been issued such as to immediately make preparations to enter the isolation centres and not seek for flexibility or to wait for other family members who are still waiting for their swab test results. Legal actions under the Infectious Diseases Act (Chapter 204) will be imposed on any case that refuses to be brought for admission to the isolation centres that have been provided. Refusal or any actions by any case to delay the Government’s efforts to transfer the positive cases to isolation centres will not only endanger the cases’ itself – as the cases might have signs of infection that can harm themselves – but will also endanger those around them in the event that the infection spreads to others. Meanwhile, in another development, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Royal Brunei Police Force and the Attorney General’s Chambers are currently reviewing cases that have violated the Quarantine Order and self-isolation directives that have been issued, that are to be brought to court in the near future.
6. Let us work and collaborate together in implementing the measures in controlling the spread of COVID-19 that are currently enforced to protect the citizens and residents of this country. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala preserve and protect Brunei Darussalam and all its citizens and residents from all dangers, disasters and infectious diseases especially COVID-19.
7. For further information and latest updates, please visit the official website of the Ministry of Health at www.moh.gov.bn or through the BruHealth App. Any inquiries on COVID-19 can also be directed to the Health Advice Line 148, Talian Darussalam 123, Brunei Red Crescent (BRC) Helpdesk Line or email to: askhal@moh.gov.bn.
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Reference : KK/PR/2
Date : 01 Safar 1443H / 08 September 2021