For 457 days the tiny sultanate on Borneo went without a case of the virus but now that streak is over, it is trying “to put the cat back in the bag”. covid19 pandemic Brunei
For 457 days Brunei went without a new case of COVID-19 as the region battled the virus and was then devastated by the Delta variant.
“What we’re seeing in Brunei is, is the borders have been broached. Now it’s just a question of whether they can put the cat back in the bag like China is trying to do at the moment.” “Compared to the [outbreak] last year, we don’t know the sources of many cases this time around,” Health Minister Mohd Isham Jaafar said.“We know that the weakest chain is mainly smuggling routes and frontliners from the airport to hotels.”
Nadia Azierah Hamdan and William Case of the University of Nottingham Malaysia have reported that this has been achieved by “nurturing loyalties among its citizens through its provision of public sector positions and comprehensive welfare schemes” and by systematic enforcement.
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