Brunei free from viral pneumonia

A health surveillance officer uses a device to check temperature of passengers near the immigration counters at the Hong Kong International Airport. - AP

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Amid global concerns of an unknown viral pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a statement, reassuring that Brunei Darussalam presently has no cases of severe acute respiratory infection linked to the events in Wuhan.

“The Ministry is also in close contact with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other countries around the region, including China, to monitor and assess the situation, ” said the MoH in its statement.