Brunei reports 1 new imported COVID-19 case, 150 cases in total

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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19, an imported case, on Tuesday, bringing the national tally to 150.

According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, the case is a 37-year-old man arriving at Brunei on Nov. 13 via Kuala Lumpur from Egypt. The man is reported to have showed no signs of coronavirus infection, who is currently being treated at the National Isolation Center.

The ministry has identified a total of five contacts and all the contacts have undergone the COVID-19 swab tests and were confirmed negative with COVID-19. They are currently all being held in quarantine.

This is the second confirmed case reported in Brunei this month. Brunei reported another imported case on Monday, who is a 37-year-old woman returned from India.

With the detection of this latest case, there are two active cases being treated at the National Isolation Center. A total of nine imported cases have been confirmed since the last local infection case detected in early May in Brunei.

At present, Brunei has recorded 202 days without local COVID-19 infection case.

Meanwhile, 558 returned overseas travellers are currently undergoing mandatory self-isolation at the monitoring centers provided by the government.

There have been three deaths reported from the COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei and a total of 145 patients have recovered. Enditem

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