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: 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: 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.

DILI: Cases of Tuberculosis (TB) being treated at the Bairo Pite clinic in Dili have risen to 134 in the past four months with five deaths, Muije Maia Soares, the clinic’s program manager said on Thursday.

DILI: Former Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has urged Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak to include influential leaders such as Xanana Gusmao and church heads in COVID-19 prevention work, amid the country’s growing surge in coronavirus infections.