Brunei health minister says that new variant no cause for alarm as only 10 new Covid-19 cases reported in country


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 4 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The public should not panic over Omicron cases detected in neighbouring countries, said Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohammad Isham Jaafar in his daily press conference in the capital.

“We are now able to sequence the Covid-19 genes locally. If there is Omicron in the midst, we will inform the public,” the minister said, adding that to date, all cases have been of the Delta variant.

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