Brunei has procured Covid-19 antiviral pills, confirms health minister; 1,477 new virus infections reported


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 15 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): With the arrival of the first batch of Pfizer oral antiviral pills to treat Covid-19 patients in Singapore recently, Brunei's Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar confirmed that the Brunei Government has made a similar procurement.

The minister said the pills are expected to arrive by the end of this month or early March, adding that the government has also purchased the Molnupiravir pills from Merck.

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