COVID-19 patients with negative results on initial screening: Experience of Brunei Darussalam
10.5365/wpsar.2022.13.1.772
- Author:
Vui Heng Chong
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;
Justin Wong
5
;
Muhammad Syafiq Abdullah
1
,
3
,
4
;
Rosmonaliza Asli
1
;
Riamiza Natalie Momin
1
;
Siti Nabilah Ahmed
1
;
Norhasyimah Tamin
1
;
Babu Ivan Mani
6
;
Pui Lin Chong
1
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
2. Department of Medicine, Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital, Tutong, Brunei Darussalam
3. Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa&rsquo
4. adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
5. Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
6. Department of Medicine, Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital, Tutong, Brunei Darussalam
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
2022;13(1):56-59
- CountryWHO-WPRO
- Language:English
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Abstract:
In any infectious disease outbreak, early diagnosis, isolation of cases and quarantine of contacts are central to disease containment. In Brunei Darussalam, suspected cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were quarantined either at home or at designated centres and were tested immediately for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We report on 10 cases of COVID-19 that initially tested negative for COVID-19 and were positive on re-testing after becoming symptomatic. These cases comprised 3.8% of the 266 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brunei Darussalam as of 9 July 2021, when this study was conducted. All the cases were in quarantine at home and were tested early during their quarantine period. Since then, home quarantine has been replaced by quarantine at designated centres only, with testing on the 12th day of quarantine.
- Full text:772 Chong V FINAL.pdf
