COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor
viral outbreak 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 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | East Timor |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | From abroad |
| Arrival date | 21 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 1 week and 4 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
change- ↑ "Timor-Leste: Entry restrictions imposed for non-nationals as of February 8 amid coronavirus outbreak". Garda World. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus outbreak sparks global health emergency". ABC News. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "East Timor imposes month-long coronavirus lockdown". AntaraNews.com. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "East Timor Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Ministry". The New York Times. Reuters. 2020-03-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ "East Timor: Parliament approves urgent measures to respond to Covid-19 crisis". Macau Business. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
