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 | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Location | East Timor |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | From abroad |
| Arrival date | 21 March 2020 (4 years, 9 months and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 30 |
| Recovered | 29 |
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]
References
- ↑ Timor-Leste: Entry restrictions imposed for non-nationals as of February 8 amid coronavirus outbreak. 10 February 2020. https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/312641/timor-leste-entry-restrictions-imposed-for-non-nationals-as-of-february-8-amid-coronavirus-outbreak. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ Coronavirus outbreak sparks global health emergency. https://abcnews.go.com/International/photos/coronavirus-outbreak-sparks-global-health-emergency-68676204/image-east-timor-69129204. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ East Timor imposes month-long coronavirus lockdown. 19 March 2020. https://en.antaranews.com/news/144150/east-timor-imposes-month-long-coronavirus-lockdown. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "East Timor Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Ministry" (in en-US). The New York Times. 2020-03-21. . https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/21/world/asia/21reuters-health-coronavirus-timor.html. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ East Timor: Parliament approves urgent measures to respond to Covid-19 crisis. 6 April 2020. https://www.macaubusiness.com/east-timor-parliament-approves-urgent-measures-to-respond-to-covid-19-crisis/. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
