Items filtered by date: April 2020

DILI: The Director of Guido Valadares National Hospital on Monday reported three more cases of COVID-19, bringing the country’s total to four.

DILI: Given a clean bill of health, 164 Timor-Leste university students who had been studying abroad were finally released on Monday from a 14-day quarantine in hotels across Dili.

Timor-Leste has imposed a mandatory 14-day quarantine period on all people entering the country in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

DILI:Timor-Leste has closed airports for private and commercial passenger  flights to prevent spread of coronavirus the Director of the country’s aviation organisation, Egenio Freitas, said on Saturday.

DILI: Timor-Leste’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation said on Thursday that rights have been given to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to manage the country’s coronavirus medicine and equipment purchases.

DILI:The Secretary of State for Social Communication Mericio Juvinal Akara, said on Thursday that the government would push subsidies for private businesses forced to close during the state of emergency decree, ahead of a Council of Ministers meeting.

DILI:Authorities are concerned about the number of vehicles moving around Dili, despite appeals for people to remain at home and implementation of Saturday’s state of emergency decree to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

DILI:A senior Timor-Leste diplomat stationed overseas has tested positive for coronavirus and is receiving treatment but authorities will not release the name for privacy concerns.