Brunei reports first coronavirus cases


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) - Brunei said on Tuesday six people had tested positive for the coronavirus after the tiny Southeast 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.

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