BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Non-essential travel will be allowed once 80 percent of the population has been vaccinated for COVID-19, the minister of home affairs said Wednesday.
This means residents will be allowed to leave the country for holiday travel and the sultanate will also reopen its borders to tourists.
However, residents will only be able to travel to places on a ‘green list’, comprising of countries considered low risk for COVID-19, YB Pehin Dato Dr Hj Abu Bakar Hj Apong told reporters after the daily COVID presser.
Brunei is likely to hit the 80 percent target by early December, known as the ‘endemic phase’ of the government’s COVID-19 recovery plan.
The endemic phase will see the opening of air travel, but the reopening of land and the sea borders depends on the COVID situation in Brunei’s neighbouring countries, the home affairs minister added.
Brunei has severely restricted inbound and outbound travel since March last year, with essential travelers needing to apply for an entry or exit permit from the Prime Minister’s Office.
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November 29, 2021
