Proud record shattered - Brunei reports seven new local Covid-19 cases after zero community infection for 457 days


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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug. 7 (Xinhua): Brunei reported eight new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, including seven local infections and one imported case, bringing the national tally to 347.

According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, five of the seven local cases have been related to a monitoring center in Brunei, forming a new cluster. These cases had no history of traveling abroad in recent months.

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