Brunei Lauded For Quick Response To SARS Outbreak

Bandar Seri Begawan - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Brunei for being one of the first countries to publish guidelines, protocols and contingency plans to safeguard the public against the deadly outbreak of the SARS epidemic.

Dr Pengiran Haji Hishamuddin in an interview shared his professional views on the level of adequacy of the Isolation Ward at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital to contain the virus.

According to WHO guidelines on the deadly SARS virus, the actual incubation period is ten days. But Brunei's Ministry of Health has extended the surveillance period to 14 days, just to be extra careful. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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