Brunei reports 1 new COVID-19 case, 216 cases in total singaporestar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from singaporestar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2021-04-08 09:06:11 GMT2021-04-08 17:06:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 8 (Xinhua) Brunei reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing its total tally to 216.
According to Brunei s Ministry of Health, Case 216 is a 41-year-old man who arrived in the country from Indonesia s capital Jakarta via Singapore on March 26. Investigation and contact tracing have confirmed no close contact for this case, who was quarantined upon arrival.
This new case is being treated and monitored at the National Isolation Center with 10 other active cases, who are all in a stable condition.
With the detection of this case, a total of 75 imported cases have been confirmed since the last local infection case on May 6, 2020. Brunei has recorded 337 days without local COVID-19 cases. Enditem
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Foreign Secretary visits South East Asia to usher in “new era” of UK-Indo Pacific security cooperation
Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab is visiting Indonesia and Brunei-Darussalam this week (7-9 April), to forge closer trade and security ties with the two countries while tackling key global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the coup in Myanmar.
It is Dominic Raab’s fourth visit to South East Asia as Foreign Secretary – and first since the publication of the Integrated Review – setting out the growing importance of the Indo-Pacific. Later this year, the UK’s Carrier Strike Group led by the HMS Queen Elizabeth, will make its maiden visit to the region.
1 Myanmar s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin takes part in a virtual meeting of Asean foreign ministers in Nay Pyi Taw last Friday. AFP
The recent call by Indonesian President Joko Widodo for a meeting with his colleagues on the Myanmar crisis is gaining traction. It is now possible to say that the proposed leaders meeting could take place at the end of this month, after the Songkran break and the Muslim Ramadan festival.
Senior Asean officials will have to decide tomorrow whether to have the physical meeting either in Bandar Seri Begawan or the Asean Secretariat and the preferred date. Both places have their own merits in discussing the Myanmar crisis. Therefore, the right timing is imperative for a face-to-face rendezvous. Asean has learned to its cost that a teleconference on the Myanmar crisis could cause harm and bitterness due to the lack of clarifications and personal rapport in virtual meetings. This time, the Asean chair wants to ensure that a