MEDIA STATEMENT
ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF COVID-19
IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
05 Rabiulakhir 1443 / 10 November 2021
1. Today, Wednesday, 05 Rabiulakhir 1443 / 10 November 2021, by the will of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’Ala and with a heavy heart, the Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that one COVID-19 confirmed case has returned to the grace and mercy of Allah.
2. The case was a 74-year-old woman who suffered from several health problems and is not categorised as death due to COVID-19.
3. In this opportunity, myself representing the Ministry of Health as well as the people of Brunei Darussalam, would like to express our deepest condolences to the case’s family and pray the case’s soul will receive blessings and is placed among the pious. Al-Fatihah..
(recital of surah Al-Fatihah)
4. A total of fifty-seven (57) new cases of COVID-19 infections have been confirmed today bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 13,962.
- There are 19 additional new cases to 8 of the existing active clusters who were previously close contacts with several positive cases.
- Meanwhile, two new clusters have been detected that involved 21 cases. Both the clusters namely Soon Lee Mentiri staff house Cluster and LSL Lugu staff house Cluster are housing clusters that accommodate the companies’ employees.
- As currently shown on the screen, six clusters have been closed following no new detected cases in the clusters for 28 days. Therefore, the current total active clusters are 172 clusters.
(Screen: Subok Ops Cluster, Kamal Sdn Bhd Cluster, 4490 Cluster, 5621 Cluster, 7894 Cluster dan 8660 Cluster).
- Meanwhile, 17 new cases are still being investigated to determine the source of the infection.
5. One hundred and six (106) cases have recovered today bringing the total number of recovered cases in Brunei Darussalam to 13,114 cases, whereas the total number active cases are 753 cases.
6. Among the cases being treated at this time, seven cases (07) are in Category 5 and currently treated at the Intensive Care Unit. All of them require assistance of artificial ventilation with one case requiring the help of additional heart/lung machine (ECMO). Meanwhile, two (2) other cases are categorised in Category 4 that require oxygen assistance and are under close monitoring.
7. In the past 24 hours, a total of 4,326 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which brings the total number of laboratory tests conducted since January 2020 to 544,282 tests.
8. On 09 November 2021, a total of 5,321 individuals have received the COVID-19 vaccine injection. This total includes 4,655 adolescents of aged 12-17 years. This means that, under the National Vaccination Programme, a total of 366,008 individuals have received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which is 85.1% from the total population. Meanwhile, 288,479 individuals have completed the second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which is 67.1% from the total population.
9. For adolescents aged between 12-17 years who are no longer in schools under the administration of the Ministry of Education and are hoping to receive the COVID-19 vaccine under the Vaccination Programme for Adolescents aged 12-17 years, these adolescents can book for their vaccination via the BruHealth application commencing 19 November 2021 or attend via walk-in to the Indoor Stadium Vaccination Centre commencing 20 November 2021. Both the BruHealth booking and walk-in basis will also be opened for adolescents who were unable to attend to the vaccination centres during the implementation of the vaccination programme from 8 to 19 November 2021 due to reasons such as undergoing self-isolation or quarantine order.
10. Meanwhile for students with special needs, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Education have arranged for the appointments of these students to be made at several vaccination centres where they will be given a priority in the form of a special lane. Whereas for students who are suffering from serious illness and are unable to attend to the vaccination centre, the Ministry of Health will arrange for vaccination service to be carried out at a special time and place; or at their respective homes on a suitable date that will be announced later.
11. For Operasi Pulih that was carried out recently from 8 PM until 4 AM, a total of 9 violations of the directive nationwide were issued with compound fines, where 8 of them are violations of the out-of-house restriction.
12. Let us together respond to the recommendations of the Government and abide by all the advices and directives issued in controlling the spread of the current COVID-19 pandemic. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala give His blessings and ease all our efforts, and may Brunei Darussalam always be in the protection and blessing of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala. Aamiin…Aamiin Ya Rabbal Alamin. Thank you.
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Reference : KK/PR/2
Date : 05 Rabiulakhir 1443H / 10 November 2021