DILI: Timor-Leste on Wednesday has agreed to maintain its sanitary fences in Dili, Baucau, Bobanaro and Covalima, remove the one in Viqueque, while also strengthening its vaccination campaign against the fast-moving coronavirus.
DILI: Timor-Leste on Tuesday reported another death of a person infected with the COVID-19, an 86-year old man, bringing the total number of deaths to 18 since the pandemic started, the Integrated Centre for Crisis Management (IGC) reported.
DILI:Timor-Leste’s state of emergency and restrictions on movement are preventing some people with HIV from getting the life-saving treatment they need – and potentially putting their compromised immunessystem at risk if they contract COVID-19, according to HIV/AIDS organisations.
DILI: A Timor-Leste police officer shot and killed a father and son and left a third victim critically injured in Lahane village Dili early Saturday morning, in violence that prompted Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak to denounce the officer’s gun behaviour and drew calls from civil society to review policegun policy.
DIlI:New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has pledged 24,000 AstraZeneka vaccines to Timor-Leste, under the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVAX programme, according to a New Zealand government statement released Tuesday.
DILI: Parts of Timor-Leste are suffering some of the worst levels of acute child malnutrition problems in recent years, with 92 children receiving emergency treatment at the health centre in Formoza, Dili alone, health officials said on Tuesday.
DILI: Public schools in Timor-Leste will reactivate face-to-face classes when all teachers have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Minister of Education Armindo Maia said on Monday.
DILI: Timorese Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak lashed out at people refusing to get their COVID-19 vaccination on Monday, saying getting the jab amounted to “citizen’s role” in helping Timor-Leste battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19: Timor-Leste has lifted a ban on its citizens participating in religious gatherings, Minister of the Presidency Of the Council of Ministers Fidelis Magalhaes said on Wednesday, albeit with strict health measures enforced.
Covid-19: Timor-Leste has lifted a ban on its citizens participating in religious gatherings, Minister of the Presidency Of the Council of Ministers Fidelis Magalhaes said on Wednesday, albeit with strict health measures enforced.
DILI: The former President of Timor-Leste Xanana Gusmao has urged Timorese citizens to take preventive measures against the coronavirus amid a continual surge in coronavirus infections.
DILI: More than 200 students from Oecusse living in Dili have lost access to financial support from families due to lockdown rules, student representative spokesperson Zeca Freadu said on Tuesday, warning that many are unable to pay rent and meet their basic needs.
DILI: Radio Television Timor-Leste (RTTL) has replaced its Chairman with Tempo Timor Director Jose Belo, making it the fifth leadership change at the state-owned media outlet in recent years.
DILI: First jabs of Timor-Leste’s second round of COVID-19 vaccinations were given on Monday, a major boost as the country works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.