Sabtu bin Daud’s Oral History
Item
Title
Sabtu bin Daud’s Oral History
Synopsis
● Sabtu bin Daud (pseudonym), 65+ years old, Malay, Bruneian.
● Gender: Male.
● Occupation: Retired, formerly a government employee.
● Religion: Islam
● Active in attending religious congregations.
● Tested positive for COVID-19 and had to be isolated for treatment. He has now fully recovered.
● 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 21st January 2021, Brunei Darussalam has had no local transmission cases for 259 days. 88,304 tests for SARS-CoV-2 have been carried out since January 2020. 11,564 individuals have undergone mandatory self-isolation. A total of 176 cases for COVID-19 have been confirmed. 169 have recovered and 4 active cases remain. Only 3 deaths were reported.
● Gender: Male.
● Occupation: Retired, formerly a government employee.
● Religion: Islam
● Active in attending religious congregations.
● Tested positive for COVID-19 and had to be isolated for treatment. He has now fully recovered.
● 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 21st January 2021, Brunei Darussalam has had no local transmission cases for 259 days. 88,304 tests for SARS-CoV-2 have been carried out since January 2020. 11,564 individuals have undergone mandatory self-isolation. A total of 176 cases for COVID-19 have been confirmed. 169 have recovered and 4 active cases remain. Only 3 deaths were reported.
Date Created
January 21, 2021
Language of interview
Malay
Index
Biography 1-2
- Family 4-6, 10-11
--- Wife used to work in virology lab 5
--- Neighbours 11
Bruneian Government Covid-response
- Border closure 9
- Bruhealth 9-10
- Isolation Center 2-4
--- Medical Staff 2-4
--- Unsanitary conditions 3-4
- Fines 11
- Lockdown 6, 8-9
- Ministry of Health 8, 13
- Travel Restrictions 9
Communication
- News 2, 6-7
- Social Media 2, 6, 9, 11
Daily Routine
- Food 9
- Panic buying 6
Job
- Retiree 1
- Tabligh 1
- Mosque 5, 10-11
Memory and trauma
- SARS 7
- Swine Flu 7
Response measures for Covid-19
- Hygiene 4
- Self-quarantine 4-5
- Social Distancing 4
- Swab test 2-3
--- Require two negatives in a row 3-4
- Vaccine 7-8
- Family 4-6, 10-11
--- Wife used to work in virology lab 5
--- Neighbours 11
Bruneian Government Covid-response
- Border closure 9
- Bruhealth 9-10
- Isolation Center 2-4
--- Medical Staff 2-4
--- Unsanitary conditions 3-4
- Fines 11
- Lockdown 6, 8-9
- Ministry of Health 8, 13
- Travel Restrictions 9
Communication
- News 2, 6-7
- Social Media 2, 6, 9, 11
Daily Routine
- Food 9
- Panic buying 6
Job
- Retiree 1
- Tabligh 1
- Mosque 5, 10-11
Memory and trauma
- SARS 7
- Swine Flu 7
Response measures for Covid-19
- Hygiene 4
- Self-quarantine 4-5
- Social Distancing 4
- Swab test 2-3
--- Require two negatives in a row 3-4
- Vaccine 7-8
