BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 30 (Xinhua): Brunei reported a new imported case of Covid-19 on Friday, bringing the national tally to 225.
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, the new case is a 37-year-old woman who arrived in the country from Egypt via Kuala Lumpur on April 16.
Investigation and contact tracing have confirmed three close contacts for this case, who have all been instructed to undergo the Covid-19 virus tests.
The new case is being treated and monitored at the National Isolation Centre with the other four active cases, who are all in a stable condition.
With the detection of this case, a total of 84 imported cases have been confirmed since the last local infection case on May 6, 2020.
Brunei has recorded 359 days without local Covid-19 infection cases.
Brunei also reported two more recoveries from the Covid-19 pandemic on Friday, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 217.
There have been three deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus so far in Brunei. Enditem
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, the new case is a 37-year-old woman who arrived in the country from Egypt via Kuala Lumpur on April 16.
Investigation and contact tracing have confirmed three close contacts for this case, who have all been instructed to undergo the Covid-19 virus tests.
The new case is being treated and monitored at the National Isolation Centre with the other four active cases, who are all in a stable condition.
With the detection of this case, a total of 84 imported cases have been confirmed since the last local infection case on May 6, 2020.
Brunei has recorded 359 days without local Covid-19 infection cases.
Brunei also reported two more recoveries from the Covid-19 pandemic on Friday, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 217.
There have been three deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus so far in Brunei. Enditem
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