Archive for the 'Brunei' Category

Brunei’s parents worried about sending kids to school

Rachel Thien
The Brunei Times
Publication Date: 29-06-2009
Parents Sunday expressed their concerns over sending their children back to schools, explaining that they were worried with the rising number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases and the lack of precautionary measures available at schools.

Monday, June 29th, 2009

7 new cases confirmed in Brunei

The Ministry of Health Thursday confirmed seven new cases of Influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total to 18 cases in the Sultanate. All the affected are currently receiving treatment and are reported to be in good condition.

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Flu toll 11 in Brunei; self-quarantine urged

Melvin Jong
The Brunei Times
Publication Date: 25-06-2009
Brunei Wednesday recorded four new cases of Influenza A (H1N1), raising the total tally to 11 since the Sultanate’s first infection on June 20.

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

7th H1N1 case in Brunei: 4-year-old girl infected

News Desk
The Brunei Times
Publication Date: 24-06-2009
Brunei has received its seventh case of the Influenza A (H1N1) infection involving a four-year-old girl who returned from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 19.

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Brunei reports four new cases

News Desk
The Brunei Times
Publication Date: 23-06-2009
The Bruneian Ministry of Health Monday announced four new cases of Influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the pandemic in the Sultanate to six in just three days after the country’s first infection.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Brunei confirms first H1N1 case in country

News Desk
The Brunei Times
Publication Date: 22-06-2009
The Ministry of Health confirmed Staurday that a 19-year-old Bruneian student who arrived from the United Kingdom on June 16 for summer holidays has tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1) and is currently being quarantined and undergoing treatment at the Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital in [...]

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

H1N1 flu warning on foreign trip ignored

News Desk
The Brunei Times
Publication Date: 21-06-2009
Despite some concerns on the health safety from travelling abroad following Friday’s report on two Bruneians who have been found infected with Influenza A (H1N1) virus in Saudi Arabia, many Bruneians however, are still ignoring warnings from the Ministry of Health against going to countries which have been affected by [...]

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Two Bruneians found infected with H1N1

News Desk
The Brunei Times
Publication Date: 19-06-2009
Two Bruneians have been found infected with Influenza A (H1N1) virus in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Brunei urges those showing signs to seek treatment early

The Brunei’s Minister of Health urged those with signs and symptoms associated with Influenza A (H1N1) to seek help and treatment as soon as possible to not only help in containing an outbreak of the infection but also to lessen the severity of its symptoms.

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

M’sia, Brunei To Combat Non-Communicable Diseases

MELAKA,  (Bernama) — Malaysia and Brunei have agreed on a proposal to form two additional technical working groups pertaining to non-communicable diseases and traditional and complementary medicine.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008