Wali bin Aliuddin’s Oral History
Item
Title
Wali bin Aliuddin’s Oral History
Synopsis
● Wali bin Aliuddin (pseudonym), 66 years old (elderly), Bruneian, Malay.
● Gender: Male.
● Religion: Islam.
● Retired. Formerly an educator.
● Had close contact with a COVID-19 patient and was required to take a compulsory swab test. Results were negative.
● In Brunei, the public is advised to exercise social distancing, frequently wash hands with soap and practice proper coughing and sneezing etiquette.
● Tracing app (BruHealth) implemented.
● As of 31st January 2021, Brunei Darussalam has reported 180 confirmed cases for COVID-19, with 3 deaths. 171 have recovered.
● Gender: Male.
● Religion: Islam.
● Retired. Formerly an educator.
● Had close contact with a COVID-19 patient and was required to take a compulsory swab test. Results were negative.
● In Brunei, the public is advised to exercise social distancing, frequently wash hands with soap and practice proper coughing and sneezing etiquette.
● Tracing app (BruHealth) implemented.
● As of 31st January 2021, Brunei Darussalam has reported 180 confirmed cases for COVID-19, with 3 deaths. 171 have recovered.
Date Created
January 27, 2021
Language of interview
English
Index
Biography
- Family 6-7, 19, 27-28
Bruneian Government Covid-response
- Border closure 19
- BruHealth 20
- Contact tracing 4, 20
- Fines 27
- Frontliners 18
- Isolation center 4-5
- Lockdown 8, 18
- Ministry of Health press briefings 12
- Quarantine 8, 30
- Standard Operating Procedure 7, 10, 12, 19, 32
- Travel Ban 19-20
Communication
- News 3, 12, 16
- Social Media 3, 16, 28
Daily Routine
- Food 7-8, 30
- Gardening 19
- Hand sanitizer 9
- Panic buying 8
- Reading 19
Job
- Retired Educator 1, 23
Memory and trauma
- SARS 8, 14-16
- H1N1 14-15
Mobility during pandemic 10
- Mosque 10, 12, 21, 29
- Social distancing 11, 27, 29
- School 12, 23-26, 32
--- Teachers 23, 25
--- Online school 24-26
Response measures for Covid-19
- Cleanliness 7, 28
- Masking up 11, 29
- Swab test 3-6, 8
- Vaccine 14-18
Support
- NGO 24, 30
- Family 6-7, 19, 27-28
Bruneian Government Covid-response
- Border closure 19
- BruHealth 20
- Contact tracing 4, 20
- Fines 27
- Frontliners 18
- Isolation center 4-5
- Lockdown 8, 18
- Ministry of Health press briefings 12
- Quarantine 8, 30
- Standard Operating Procedure 7, 10, 12, 19, 32
- Travel Ban 19-20
Communication
- News 3, 12, 16
- Social Media 3, 16, 28
Daily Routine
- Food 7-8, 30
- Gardening 19
- Hand sanitizer 9
- Panic buying 8
- Reading 19
Job
- Retired Educator 1, 23
Memory and trauma
- SARS 8, 14-16
- H1N1 14-15
Mobility during pandemic 10
- Mosque 10, 12, 21, 29
- Social distancing 11, 27, 29
- School 12, 23-26, 32
--- Teachers 23, 25
--- Online school 24-26
Response measures for Covid-19
- Cleanliness 7, 28
- Masking up 11, 29
- Swab test 3-6, 8
- Vaccine 14-18
Support
- NGO 24, 30
