are in critical condition and another two require intensive care.

The ministry has also reported the highest number of people released from quarantine in a day after 1,110 completed their quarantine.

A total of 909 people are still in quarantine, down by 20 percent from yesterday.

The ministry has also conducted 5,133 laboratory tests thus far.

YB Dato Dr Hj Mohd Isham said Brunei residents can now file applications to exit the country through the Prime Minister’s Office’s website instead of submitting via email.

The government banned all Brunei residents with a valid identity card from leaving the country on March 15, except those who have urgent or emergency matters.

Full statement from MoH:

Brunei records first death from COVID-19

9.18am | March 28, 2020

A 64-year-old man has died from complications due to COVID-19, the firstdeath in the country linked to the global coronavirus pandemic.

The man, only identified as Patient 25, passed away on Friday evening at 8.20pm, the Ministry of Health said in a statement this morning.

He had recently travelled to Kuala Lumpur and Cambodia, returning to Brunei on March 4. He reported the onset of symptoms on March 8 and tested positive for the coronavirus on March 12.

He began receiving treatment at the National Isolation Centre in Tutong, and when his condition worsened on March 16 he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

He succumbed to the illness on the evening of March 27, after being on life support for four days.

Out of respect for the family’s privacy, the health ministry has not released the personal details or medical history of