The Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy shared on the updated guidelines on exit and entry travel during the Early Endemic Phase to countries under the 'Travel Green List' category, namely Australia, China, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

In light of the COVID-19 situation around the world with the emergence of a new variant or virus strain known as Omicron which is even more contagious which has caused COVID-19 to spread more rapidly, particularly in the United Kingdom, the Steering Committee for COVID-19 has decided that the United Kingdom will not be included in the Travel Green List category for non-essential travel, effective immediately.

The updated Travel Green List category constitutes a crucial step in ensuring that the welfare, well-being and stability of the citizens and residents of Brunei Darussalam continue to be safeguarded by way of controlling the risk of COVID-19 infections.

Those who have made plans to exit or enter the country for non-essential travel to the United Kingdom are advised to put their respective travel plans on hold. The aforementioned requirements for consideration of exit and entry travel will depend on observations made by the COVID-19 Steering Committee from time to time. Further information and details of the guidelines on exit and entry travel during the Early Endemic Phase can be found on the Prime Minister's Office website at www.jpm.gov.bn.

Source: Radio Television Brunei