For physical distancing at mosques, the Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy shared that physical distancing according to the width of large sized prayer mats for mass Fardhu prayers and Friday prayer at the mosques is no longer required and the use of own prayer mats is not mandatory. With the changes, the term 'COVID-19 Health Protocols' will be replaced by 'COVID-19 Health Advisory'. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health will update and implement control measures at hospitals and clinics, including private hospitals and clinics.
Visitors are no longer required to do an ART before visiting inpatients in the wards. The use of face masks are only mandatory in clinical areas. Other control measures are still maintained. ART will still be done for patients being admitted to the hospital for treatment and patients with COVID-19 will be treated in designated isolation wards. The Ministry of Health's Weekly Media Conference will only be held if and when required and will no longer be held regularly every week. However, specific information on COVID-19 will continue to be shared through mass media.
Source: Radio Television Brunei