DILI:Timor-Leste’s Integrated Crisis Management Centre (CIGC) reported no new COVID-19 infections on Monday.
DILI: Marking almost a week since a new infection was identified in the country, Timor-Leste reported a continuation of recoveries on Sunday, with 20 COVID-19 patients now released from hospital.
DILI:A lead investigator in Timor-Leste’s open budget survey has said the country is “stuck below acceptable levels”, and warned that more progress is needed for it to meet “adequate” budget transparency and oversight under international standards.
DILI:Timor-Leste reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the first times since the virus emerged in the country in April.
DILI:Hundreds of frontline workers may receive monetary compensation for their work supporting the nation’s COVID-19 pandemic response, as health officials start looking at the budget to pay workers.
DILI:Timor-Leste officials on Thursday reported 10 new recoveries of COVID-19 infection, bringing total recoveries in the country to 16.
DILI:Timor-Leste’s youth party announced on Wednesday it was leaving Xanana Gusmão’s new six-party parliamentary coalition and wants to continue the current governing coalition until the end of its mandate in 2023.
DIL: Timor-Leste reported no new COVID-19 infections for the third consecutive day, with citizens earning the praise of health officials for adhering to movement and hygieine regulations and helping combat the spread of the virus.
DILI:Dengue fever has claimed eight lives, as the latest outbreak spreads to more than 1000 people across Timor-Leste, according to health authorities.
The Guido Valadares National Hospital (HNGV) has now recorded 1050 cases from January to April, with 628 cases in Dili, 293 in Ermera and the remaining from other municipalities.
DILI: National Parliament voted on Monday to extend Timor-Leste’s state of emergency aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus by four weeks to 27 May.
DILI:The government of Timor-Leste has approved a $500 a month wage subsidy for formal workers as part of a “short-term intervention” to address the economic impact of the coronavirus.
Under the decree – put forward by the Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, Armanda Berta dos Santos – the government will provide $100 a month, for each household whose income does not exceed US$500.
DILI:Health experts on Sunday urged smokers to quit to help reduce the risks of COVID-19.
Smoking can make people more susceptible to serious complications from a coronavirus infection, Dr Rui Maria de Araujo, spokesperson for the Integrated Crisis Management Centre (CIGC), told reporters.
DILI: Timor-Leste reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, leaving the nation’s total number of infections at 24, health authorities have confirmed.
DILI:A senior Timor-Leste health official said on Friday that one health worker at Vera Cruz hospital had been infected by the coronavirus.