Brunei reports 5 new cases of COVID-19, 88 in total

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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported five new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday following preliminary tests, bringing the country's total number to 88.

According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, one of the five new cases is a 39-year-old local man who came back from Britain on Saturday.

A patient who was in critical condition is recovering well, while another case is still in critical condition. Two patients are still under intensive care.

The ministry stated that a total of 1,651 individuals are undergoing quarantine and 3,011 laboratory tests for COVID-19 have been conducted.

The ministry added that one individual issued with a quarantine order was brought in for questioning by the police on Sunday for disobeying the order. If found guilty, those found breaking the quarantine order can be fined up to 10,000 Brunei dollars (6,898 U.S. dollars) or 6-month imprisonment or both.

A 53-year-old Bruneian man became the first confirmed case for COVID-19 in the sultanate on March 9 after returning from Kuala Lumpur, who possibly contracted the virus there during religious mass gatherings from late February to early March. Enditem

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