Items filtered by date: May 2020

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.

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.