MEDIA STATEMENT
ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF COVID-19
IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
28 Rabiulawal 1443 / 04 November 2021
1. Today, Thursday, 28 Rabiulawal 1443 / 04 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 two COVID-19 confirmed cases have returned to the grace and mercy of Allah.
2. The first case was a 40-year-old man who suffered from several health problems and is not categorised as death due to COVID-19. Whereas the second case was a 48-year-old woman who suffered from lung problems after being infected with COVID-19 and received treatment at the Intensive Care Unit.
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 cases’ families and pray the cases’ souls will receive blessings and are placed among the pious. Al-Fatihah..
(recital of surah Al-Fatihah)
4. A total of ninety-nine (99) new cases of COVID-19 infections have been confirmed today bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 13,545.
- There are 29 additional new cases to 9 of the existing active clusters who were previously close contacts with several positive cases.
- Meanwhile, five new clusters have been detected that involved 22 cases. All the new clusters are accommodation clusters, which one of the clusters namely Pakiza Staffhouse Cluster is a housing cluster that accommodates the company’s employees.
- Two clusters have been closed following no new detected cases in the clusters for 28 days. The closed clusters are LOF Bakery Cluster and 7799 Cluster. Therefore, the current total active clusters are 179 clusters.
- Meanwhile, 48 new cases are still being investigated to determine the source of the infection.
5. One hundred and seventy-five (175) cases have recovered today bringing the total number of recovered cases in Brunei Darussalam to 12,098 cases, whereas the total number active cases are 1,355 cases.
6. 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 with one case requiring the help of additional heart/lung machine (ECMO). Meanwhile, thirteen (13) 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 4,947 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which brings the total number of laboratory tests conducted since January 2020 to 521,827 tests.
8. On 03 November 2021, a total of 6,402 individuals have received the COVID-19 vaccine injection. This means that, under the National Vaccination Programme, a total of 353,961 individuals have received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which is 82.3% from the total population. Meanwhile, 272,318 individuals have completed the second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which is 63.3% from the total population.
9. With that, for those who have not been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine due to the unavailability of the BruHealth application, these individuals are advised to immediately proceed to get the COVID-19 vaccine injection at vaccination centres via walk-in. However, they are required to return to their respective homes as soon as they have been vaccinated. The vaccination card can be shown to enforcement officers as vaccination verification, if required.
10. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health took note of the difficulties faced by individuals who have obtained the COVID-19 vaccine abroad, but their vaccination status has not been updated on the BruHealth application. In this regard, the Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that efforts are being made to enable proof of vaccination from abroad to be uploaded on the BruHealth application and subsequently have their vaccination status to be displayed on the application. Insya Allah, the operation of this new feature will be able to start before the end of this year. While waiting for the BruHealth application to be updated with the new feature, those who have received the vaccinations abroad are advised to bring their vaccination card or book as proof of their vaccination verification.
11. For Operasi Pulih that was carried out recently from 8 PM until 4 AM, a total of 12 violations of the directive nationwide were issued with compound fines, where 7 of them are violations of the out-of-house restriction.
12. Let us pray to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala that Brunei Darussalam remains protected and blessed. May all frontliners including from NGOs and the Government, as well as volunteers are safeguarded and spared from all the harms from the COVID-19 pandemic and may Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala bestow the best rewards on their devotions. Aamiin…Aamiin Ya Rabbal Alamin. Thank you.
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Reference : KK/PR/2
Date : 28 Rabiulawal 1443H / 04 November 2021