Brunei among top 50 places to live during Covid-19


Signs instructing visitors to conduct temperature check before entering at a shopping centre in Brunei Darussalam. - Borneoo Bulletin/Asian News Network

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 6 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei is in the top 50 globally in terms of the safest places to live during the Covid-19 pandemic, revealed a study by Deep Knowledge Group in late August, a consortium of companies and non-profits owned by Deep Knowledge Ventures, a Hong Kong-based investment firm.

It indicated that the Brunei authorities’ whole-of-nation approach, strong leader, a very committed population and the involvement of everyone in Brunei managed to curb Covid-19 spread.

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