Brunei ranks 11th in Covid-19 prevention, economic recovery


Students wear face masks and face shields at a school in Bandar Seri Begawan. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Xinhua): Brunei is ranked 11th globally in terms of Covid-19 epidemic prevention measures, economic recovery and international cooperation, out of 108 countries and regions by an international research report.

According to local daily the Borneo Bulletin on Thursday (Oct 1), among the surveyed countries and regions by Yicai Research Institute in China, nine out of the top 10 countries were in the Asia-Pacific region, namely China, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia and New Zealand.

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