COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached East Timor in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationEast Timor
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseFrom abroad
Arrival date21 March 2020
(4 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Confirmed cases30
Recovered29
Deaths
0
Government website
https://covid19.gov.tl/dashboard/

On 10 February entry for non-nationals who had visited China within the past 4 weeks was restricted. Those who had visited Hubei were banned, while those who had visited other areas of China could enter with a valid medical certificate.[1]

On 21 February students who had been studying in Wuhan arrived in East Timor following a period of quarantine in New Zealand.[2]

On 19 March, East Timor closed its borders with Indonesia.[3]

On 21 March, East Timor confirmed its first imported COVID-19 case.[4] The place where it started is unknown.

On 6 April, Parliament approved urgent measures to deal with the pandemic.[5]

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