Apart from Brunei, Covid-19 is still a complicated issue in South East-Asia


AS of May 6, Brunei marked one year free from Covid-19 transmission in the community. - Photo courtesy of The Straits Times/ANN

HANOI, May 10 (Bernama): The Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage many South-East Asian countries, with the exception of Brunei which on May 6 had marked one year free from Covid-19 transmission in the community.

Brunei reported the first case on March 9,2020, and has so far recorded 228 infection cases, 219 of them having recovered and three died, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

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