BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei Darussalam on Tuesday (April 21) recorded no new Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the country remains at 138.
The details were provided by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar at a press conference for the latest updates in the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Minister of Health said, “Alhamdulillah, by the grace of Allah the Almighty, there are no new cases of Covid-19 infection in the country. Therefore, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Brunei Darussalam remains at 138 cases. There are no recovered cases today. The total number of recovered cases remains at 116.
“This brings the number of active cases being treated at the National Isolation Centre to 21, where two are still in a critical condition and require heart/lung machine (ECMO) and respiratory assistance. The rest are in a stable condition.”
Dr Mohd Isham cited that 139 individuals are undergoing quarantine in accordance with the Infectious Diseases Act (Chapter 204) and a total of 2,408 individuals have completed their quarantine
In the past 24 hours, 273 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which brings the total number of laboratory tests conducted since January 2020 to 11,906 tests.”
With regard to the cases that recovered but found to be positive again during follow-up examinations, the minister said one case has recovered, and no such case was detected on Tuesday, keeping the total number of such cases to 18, of which 12 individuals are still undergoing further examination and testing.
The minister reminded the public visiting patients in hospitals to follow the set rules and regulations.
As a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection in hospitals, visitors or caregivers who are unwell will not be allowed to enter the hospital, while those at high risk are not encouraged to visit patients.
The public is also advised against visiting in large groups and to limit the length of time of the visit. - Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network
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