Brunei reports more coronavirus cases

Brunei government said on Tuesday (March 10) six people had tested positive for the coronavirus after the tiny South-East Asian nation reported its first case a day ago. - Reuters

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei health authorities said on Tuesday (March 10) six people had tested positive for the coronavirus after the tiny South-East Asian nation reported its first case a day ago.

The first coronavirus patient in the sultanate was a 53-year-old Bruneian man who returned from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on March 3 and started showing symptoms four days later, Brunei's health ministry said.