hours.

Members of the public can contact the Labour Department at 2381848 (during working hours) or 7298989 (outside working hours) for more information.

Two new infections detected, transmission rate slowing down

8.07pm | April 1, 2020

The national COVID-19 tally has risen to 131 after the health ministry reported two new infections on Wednesday.

One of the new cases returned to Brunei after participating in the Kalimantan Bike Week with 32 friends. The 39-year-old man has been in self-isolation since March 16.

During his daily press briefing, Health Minister YB Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Mohammad Isham Hj Jaafar said a 28-year-old man has also tested positive for the coronavirus after travelling from the US via Singapore on March 16.

Fifty-two people or 39 percent of cases have recovered from COVID-19 after another seven patients121 from March 10-15 to call 2380665 or 8163065 during office hours. The ministry is still conducting contact tracing to determine the 21-year-old’s source of infection.

Full statement from MoH:

366 Bruneians repatriated from Egypt

9.03pm | March 29, 2020

A total of 366 Brunei students have returned home after being evacuated from Egypt amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The students — the majority of whom study at Al-Azahar University — were flown from Cairo in two special chartered flights operated by Royal Brunei Airlines.

The first flight arrived on Saturday morning carrying 236 students, while the second flight arrived on Sunday morning carrying 131 Bruneian students as well as 84 Malaysians stranded in Egypt.

The Malaysian contingent from Cairo flew back to Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, accompanied by another 25 Malaysian nationals who were