![]() However, event organisers or building management are within their rights to ask visitors to scan the BruHealth QR code as a condition of entry. The scanning of QR codes on the BruHealth app is no longer mandatory to enter premises, Dato Dr Hj Mohd Amin said. ![]() Photo: Saifulizam Zamhor/The Scoop BruHealth app scanning no longer mandatory Military personnel help visitors scan a QR code on BruHealth outside SOAS Mosque. However, civil servants travelling abroad for official reasons are exempted from this requirement, and are also subject to entry requirements of their intended travel destination. All Brunei citizens and permanent residents who wish to travel abroad as well as foreigners entering the country must obtain a travel insurance policy. The government has also revised the minimum coverage requirements for travel insurance from $50,000 to $20,000. “Travellers who have not completed COVID-19 vaccination are required to undergo ART testing upon arrival, three-day self-isolation and will only be allowed to end their self-isolation if tested negative for RT-PCR on day three,” he added. Starting June 15, all inbound travellers will no longer be required to get a pre-departure swab test, either RT-PCR or ART.įully vaccinated travellers can also skip testing and self-isolation upon arrival in the country, Dato Dr Hj Mohd Amin said. Photo: Ain Bandial/The Scoop Gov’t eases more travel curbs FILE PHOTO: Minister at the PMO Dato Dr Hj Mohd Amin speaks during a COVID-19 press conference. However, they are advised to do their own ART tests from time to time, and if they experience symptoms, or is a close contact to a positive case. Malaysia was one of the top travel destinations for Bruneians before the pandemic, with $1.16 billion in tourism receipts from Bruneians in 2019.Įssential cross-border travellers are still required to seek permission from the Prime Minister’s Office via its website, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status.įor transport operators, scheduled antigen rapid testing (ART) is no longer required. Non-essential cross-border travel between Brunei and Malaysia had been suspended since the first wave of COVID infections over two years ago, but most air travel restrictions have been relaxed in May. The full reopening of land and sea borders will depend on the COVID-19 situation in the country and region, as well as the operational readiness of border control posts, said M inister at the Prime Minister’s Office Dato Dr Hj Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah.ĭuring a press briefing on Thursday, he said essential travel through land and sea crossings will be allowed from June 15, including commuters, transit passengers, as well as local and foreign-registered transport operators that conduct cross-border delivery of food supplies. BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei plans to fully reopen its borders on August 1, following the government’s announcement that restrictions on cross-border travel via land and sea will be gradually lifted.
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