Brunei records two new Covid-19 cases


Minister of Health Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar during the press conference. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei Darussalam recorded two new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (May 7) bringing the total tally of confirmed cases to 141.

The new cases are friends of Case 139, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. All three lived together in a dormitory.

These details were provided at a press conference yesterday, by Minister of Health Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar.

He said, “Case 140 is a male aged 46, while Case 141 is a male aged 31. Both are friends of Case 139 who was reported on Wednesday.

“These new cases were detected during a monitoring of the country’s citizens and residents, as well as foreign workers.

"Preliminary investigations have shown that all three cases – Cases 139,140 and 141 – were most likely infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in March 2020 and have resided at the same place.

“At present, all three do not show any symptoms of infection.” - Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network

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