MEDIA STATEMENT
ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF COVID-19
IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
14 Rabiulakhir 1443 / 19 November 2021

 
1.               On the first day Brunei Darussalam enters the Transition Phase, a total of forty-five (45) new cases of COVID-19 infections have been confirmed bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 14,444.

  1. There are 36 additional new cases to 9 of the existing active clusters who were previously close contacts with several positive cases.
  2. Meanwhile, no new clusters have been detected today.
  3. As currently shown on the screen, two clusters have been closed following no new detected cases in the clusters for 28 days. Therefore, the current total active clusters are 159 clusters.

     (Screen: 2230 Cluster and HHY Construction staff house Cluster). 

  4. Meanwhile, 9 new cases are still being investigated to determine the source of the infection.

 
2.             Sixty-eight (68) cases have recovered today bringing the total number of recovered cases in Brunei Darussalam to 13,925 cases, whereas the total number active cases are 421 cases.

 
3.             Among the cases being treated at this time, five cases (05) are in Category 5 and currently treated at the Intensive Care Unit. All of them require assistance of artificial ventilation. Meanwhile, no other case is categorised in Category 4 that require oxygen assistance and close monitoring.

 
4.             In the past 24 hours, a total of 3,472 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which brings the total number of laboratory tests conducted since January 2020 to 578,775 tests.
 

5.             On 18 November 2021, a total of 8,701 individuals have received the COVID-19 vaccine injection. This total includes 2,638 adolescents of aged 12-17 years. This means that, under the National Vaccination Programme, a total of 397,298 individuals have received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which is 92.4% from the total population. Meanwhile, 318,681 individuals have completed the second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which is 74.1% from the total population.

 
6.             For Operasi Pulih that was carried out recently from 8 PM until 4 AM, a total of 11 violations of the directive nationwide were issued with compound fines, where 6 of them are violations of the out-of-house restriction.
 

7.              The Ministry of Health would like to express its deepest appreciation and congratulations to all parties including the public who have supported the Government’s efforts to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the country solely to protect the citizens and residents of this country from the effects of COVID-19. With the cooperation and hard work of all parties, we have together today entered the Transition Phase. However, we should not be complacent or overly excited with this achievement. Our responsibilities are still heavy. We must continue to practice COVID-19 preventive and control measures as we did when we were in the previous Preparation Phase and Containment Phase.

  • Continue to wear a face mask especially when entering premises or if in a crowded public place;
  • Practice physical distancing at all times and maintain personal hygiene by regularly washing hands with soap and water or by using hand sanitiser;
  • Employers who want to know the COVID-19 status of employees do not need to instruct employees to undergo a RT-PCR-SARS-CoV-2 swab test before they return to work tomorrow. Employers or company managers can obtain the Antigen Rapid Test (ART) kits that are available in the local market for use at their respective premises; and
  • Continue the support and cooperation provided so that we will achieve the next target of 80% of the population completing the COVID-19 vaccination.

 

8.             With that, as has been explained in several previous press conferences, the Transition Phase only allows those who have completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccine to enter any premises. However, anyone who does not have that information in their BruHealth app, they can show the vaccination book as proof. This includes vaccination books or certificates from abroad for those who have completed vaccination overseas.

 
9.             Let us all abide by all the guidelines and directives issued by the Government so that the Transition Phase will run smoothly. May we all continue to be protected and blessed by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala. Aamiin…Aamiin Ya Rabbal Alamin.  Thank you.
 

 

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Reference     : KK/PR/2

Date          : 14 Rabiulakhir 1443H / 19 November 2021



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