Also shared at the media conference was that the ART self-screening test for school children will no longer be carried out on a scheduled basis.
Antigen rapid tests (ART) in schools and educational institutions as well as training institutions under the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports is streamlined to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for ART surveillance for Civil Service i.e. will no longer be conducted according to any schedule and are only required for symptomatic individuals or if required by schools such as prior to sitting for an examination or attending an event. However, parents or guardians may also decide to be responsible for their own ART surveillance at home.
As school examinations including public exams will be starting in October in Brunei Darussalam, candidates with red and purple BruHealth code will be allowed to sit for the exams physically in exam centres, according to relevant health SOPs. Candidates with red or purple BruHealth code prior to any examination are advised to contact their school as soon as possible. Childcare centres will be opened fully according to relevant health SOP. The provision of food rations and care packages which include simple medication and ART kits for positive cases will be discontinued, except for the provision of food rations for positive cases who are recipients of Government welfare assistance. Relevant agencies will identify eligible recipients through existing registries.
Source: Radio Television Brunei