MEDIA STATEMENT
ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF COVID-19
IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
01 Muharram 1443 / 10 August 2021
1. The Ministry of Health would like to announce that today, Tuesday, 01 Muharram 1443 / 10 August 2021, thirty-four (34) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 440.
- One new cluster has been detected with the detection of 9 new cases today. This cluster is known as the Semporna Enak Cluster.
- There are also additional cases to the currently active clusters i.e.
- 8 cases for Chung Hua KB Cluster;
- 4 cases for Al-Falah Cluster;
- 3 cases for ABCi Cluster;
- 2 cases for TOTAL Cluster; and
- 1 case for Starlodge Cluster.
- 1 case is related to Case 362, meanwhile 2 more cases are imported cases. They arrived in the country from Manila on 28 July 2021.
- From the cases today, 32 cases are local cases, including 4 cases where the source of infection is still being determined.
- 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. Meanwhile, 9 cases who were treated at the National Isolation Centre have recovered bringing the total of recovered cases to 314. Currently, a total of 123 active cases are being treated at the National Isolation Centre and all of them are doing well.
3. In the past 24 hours, a total of 2,172 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which brings the total number of laboratory tests conducted since January 2020 to 160,064 tests.
4. The Ministry of Health would like to remind the public to follow the directives issued to control the spread of the current outbreak. As the country is now facing an increase of locally transmitted cases of COVID-19, vaccination supplemented by physical distancing measures and mask-wearing remains the most effective way for Brunei Darussalam to emerge safely from this pandemic.
5. Continuous monitoring conducted by the Ministry of Health indicates that of 92 local cases identified, only 7 cases (7.6%) were fully immunized, while the remaining (i.e. 85 cases) were either unvaccinated or have not completed their vaccination. Of the cases who were fully immunized, clinical reports from the National Isolation Centre show that their symptoms were mild or they were asymptomatic.
6. Preliminary analysis on vaccination effectiveness in Brunei Darussalam suggest that 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine is more than 70% effective at reducing infections, including asymptomatic infection. In addition to reducing infection risk, vaccines are even more effective at reducing risk of severe disease. Studies conducted in the United Kingdom and Canada show that 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccination is more than 90% effective at preventing severe disease, including against the delta variant. In view of these findings, during this time, it is even more important that individuals receive COVID-19 vaccination in order to protect themselves and their families, particularly, high risk individuals such as those aged 60 years and above and those with chronic disease.
7. For further information and latest updates, please visit the official website of the Ministry of Health at www.moh.gov.bn or by contacting the Health Advice Line 148 or through the BruHealth App.
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Reference : KK/PR/2
Date : 01 Muharram 1443H / 10 August 2021