Brunei’s Covid-19 success story garners global attention; 437 days without a local case


It's just another day as many Brunei people attend a cultural event in Bandar Seri Begawan recently. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 18 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei's success story in combatting the Covid-19 pandemic with over a year without local transmissions has received global attention.

Over the past weeks, Indonesian media published the Sultanate’s secret recipe including the travel restrictions, quarantine, swab test, contact tracing, adherence of people to government rules and regulations as well as the standard operating procedures.

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