DILI: Community testing in Lautem, Baucau and Liquicia have given negative results in testing for the coronavirus, the Integrated Crisis Management Centre (CIGC) said on Monday as it continued its nation-wide surveillance program.
DILI:Timor-Leste’s security watchdog described the nation’s containment of the coronavirus as testament to the government’s “decisive action” and the “strength and resilience of our people” in a statement published on Friday, but warned future curtailment efforts must “soften the economic blow” to citizens.
Friday marked nearly three weeks since a new COVID-19 case was confirmed in the country.
Dili: Timor-Leste health authorities reported full recovery of the 24 confirmed COVID-19 patients on Friday, with no new positives cases.
The risk of COVID-19 infections is controllable if the country can keep its borders closed and people maintain social distancing and strict hygiene practices, Dr Sergio Lobo, spokesperson for the Integrated Crises Management Centre’s (CIGC) said.
DILI:Health officials have called on Timor-Leste’s police and military to step-up surveillance of the country’s borders, after four Timorese citizens were found to have crossed into the country illegally on Tuesday.
DILI: Timor-Leste reported another COVID-19 recovery on Wednesday, pushing nationwide recoveries to 23.
The country’s total number of infections has remained at 24 for 19 days.
DILI: Timor-Leste, conscious of maintaining the slow-down in coronavirus infections, has begun a random testing program in municipalities, the Integrated Crises Management Centre said on Tuesday.
DILI: A Dili-based laboratory has started reporting test results for COVID-19 independently for the first time, without the need for verification from a secondary site in Darwin, Australia.
DILI:Marking 17 days since a new infection was identified in the country, Timor-Leste reported a continuation of recoveries on Sunday, with 22 COVID-19 patients now released from hospital.
DILI:Timor-Leste reported 854 suspected cases of COVID-19 disease on Saturday, of which 750 tests have returned negative, according to the Integrated Crisis Management Centre (CIGC).
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Integrated Crisis Management Centre (CIGC) said on Friday it would investigate why hand sanitizer stations in Dili were often empty, in a bid to ensure people can wash hands when out in public to protect themselves against the coronavirus.
DILI: Timor-Leste has now gone two weeks without reporting a single new case of COVID-19 infection, the Integrated Crisis Management Centre (CIGC) said on Thursday, congratulating people’s efforts to curb virus spread.
DILI:Timor-Leste on Wednesday reported that 21 people infected with COVID-19 have made full recoveries, leaving just three patients receiving treatment at the Vera Cruz Hospital in Dili.
DILI: Officials have confirmed there are no community transmissions of the coronavirus in Timor-Leste, following an intensive testing campaign in communities where patients had not left the country.
DILI: Xanana Gusmao’s lawyer, Manual Tilman, said on Tuesday he had submitted a letter to the High Court on behalf of Gusmao’s party seeking clarification over the President of the Republic’s refusal to inaugurate their nominated members to the government’s cabinet.