the deceased.

It also urged the public to refrain from disseminating personal information about the deceased on social media.

New isolation centre building to be ready in 2-3 weeks

8.18pm | March 27, 2020

The government is building a new isolation centre that will increase bed capacity by 170 when it is ready to treat COVID-19 patients in two to three weeks, the development minister said.

In a press conference, YB Dato Seri Setia Hj Suhaimi Hj Gafar said the government started building the new centre today near the existing National Isolation Centre in Tutong.

The new centre will accommodate more coronavirus-infected patients who need intensive care as the existing centre has reached nearly 80 percent of its 136-bed capacity.

As of Friday, 104 COVID-19 patients are still being treated at the National Isolation Centre.

Thestill prefer to receive their payments through service counters despite the availability of banking services. The drive-through will be operational on March 28 and March 30 from 7.30am to 4pm at the following places: International Convention Centre, Berakas Dewan Persidangan in Kuala Belait Dewan Kemasyarakatan, Tutong For recipients in Temburong district, drive-through services are not available but they can still collect their pension payment at the Treasury Department office. After March 30, recipients can still collect their payments over the next 10 working days at the designated locations. Those in Brunei-Muara can collect their pension payment at the Ministry of Finance and Economy, while recipients in other districts can receive their payment from Treasury Department branches. Pension recipients are required to bring along their identity cards. YB Dato