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COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor

The COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached East Timor in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationEast Timor
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseFrom abroad
Arrival date21 March 2020
(4 years, 8 months and 1 day)
Confirmed cases23,163
Active cases44
Recovered22,981
Deaths
138
Government website
covid19.gov.tl

Background

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On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[1][2]

Unlike the SARS outbreak of 2003, the case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower,[3][4] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[5][3]

Timeline

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COVID-19 cases in East Timor  (
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     Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases
Date
# of cases
# of deaths
2020-03-21
1 0(n.a.)
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2020-04-10
2(+100%) 0(n.a.)
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2020-04-13
4(+100%) 0(n.a.)
2020-04-14
6(+50%) 0(n.a.)
2020-04-15
8(+33%) 0(n.a.)
2020-04-16
18(+125%) 0(n.a.)
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2020-04-19
19(+5.6%) 0(n.a.)
2020-04-20
22(+16%) 0(n.a.)
2020-04-21
23(+4.5%) 0(n.a.)
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2020-04-24
24(+4.3%) 0(n.a.)
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2020-04-28
24 0(n.a.)
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2020-05-01
24 0(n.a.)
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2020-05-04
24 0(n.a.)
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2020-05-07
24 0(n.a.)
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2020-05-13
24 0(n.a.)
2020-05-14
2020-05-15
24 0(n.a.)
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2020-08-04
25(+4.2%) 0(n.a.)
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2020-08-19
25 0(n.a.)
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2020-08-22
26(+4%) 0(n.a.)
2020-08-22
26 0(n.a.)
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2020-08-27
27(+3.8%) 0(n.a.)
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2020-09-14
27 0(n.a.)
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2020-09-21
27 0(n.a.)
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2020-09-28
28(+3.7%) 0(n.a.)
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2020-10-12
29(+3.6%) 0(n.a.)
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2020-10-26
30(+3.4%) 0(n.a.)
2020-10-27
30 0(n.a.)
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2020-11-14
30 0(n.a.)
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2020-12-02
31(+3.3%) 0(n.a.)
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2020-12-20
31 0(n.a.)
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2020-12-23
33(+6.5%) 0(n.a.)
2020-12-24
41(+24%) 0(n.a.)
2020-12-25
41 0(n.a.)
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2020-12-28
44(+7.3%) 0(n.a.)
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2021-01-03
46(+4.5%) 0(n.a.)
2021-01-04
49(+6.5%) 0(n.a.)
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2021-01-07
49 0(n.a.)
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2021-01-10
49 0(n.a.)
2021-01-11
2021-01-12
49 0(n.a.)
2021-01-13
51(+4.1%) 0(n.a.)
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2021-01-16
52(+2%) 0(n.a.)
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2021-01-20
53(+1.9%) 0(n.a.)
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2021-01-23
64(+21%) 0(n.a.)
2021-01-24
67(+4.7%) 0(n.a.)
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2021-01-27
68(+1.5%) 0(n.a.)
2021-01-28
2021-01-29
69(+1.5%) 0(n.a.)
2021-01-30
70(+1.4%) 0(n.a.)
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2021-02-02
75(+17%) 0(n.a.)
2021-02-03
2021-02-04
77(+2.7%) 0(n.a.)
2021-02-05
77 0(n.a.)
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2021-02-09
86(+12%) 0(n.a.)
2021-02-10
2021-02-11
100(+16%) 0(n.a.)
2021-02-12
2021-02-13
101(+1%) 0(n.a.)
2021-02-14
102(+1%) 0(n.a.)
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2021-02-18
103(+1%) 0(n.a.)
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103(=) 0(n.a.)
2021-03-24
372 0(n.a.)
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372(=) 0(n.a.)
2021-03-31
604 0(n.a.)
2021-04-01
643 0(n.a.)
2021-04-02
677 0(n.a.)
2021-04-03
714 0(n.a.)
2021-04-04
714 0(n.a.)
2021-04-05
766 0(n.a.)
2021-04-06
779 1(n.a.)
2021-04-07
779 1(=)
2021-04-08
787 1(=)
2021-04-09
877 1(=)
2021-04-10
947 1(=)
2021-04-11
947 1(=)
2021-04-12
1046 1(=)
2021-04-13
1074 1(=)
2021-04-14
1103 1(=)
2021-04-15
1138 1(=)
2021-04-16
1193 2(+100%)
2021-04-17
1236 2(=)
2021-04-18
1306 2(=)
2021-04-19
1368 2(=)
2021-04-20
1452 2(=)
2021-04-21
1509 2(=)
2021-04-22
1657 3(+50%)
2021-04-23
1657 3(=)
2021-04-24
1739 3(=)
2021-04-25
1897 3(=)
2021-04-26
1949 3(=)
2021-04-27
2048 3(=)
2021-04-28
2124 3(=)
2021-04-29
2190 3(=)
2021-04-30
2276 3(=)
2021-05-01
2276 3(=)
2021-05-02
2444 4(+33%)
2021-05-03
2524 4(=)
2021-05-04
2653 4(=)
2021-05-05
2786 4(=)
2021-05-06
2870 4(=)
2021-05-07
2965 4(=)
2021-05-08
3111 4(=)
2021-05-09
3227 4(=)
2021-05-10
3353 5(+25%)
2021-05-11
3493 5(=)
2021-05-12
3626 5(=)
2021-05-13
3879 8(+60%)
2021-05-14
4118 8(=)
2021-05-15
4279 8(=)
2021-05-16
4458 8(=)
2021-05-17
4589 10(+25%)
2021-05-18
4589 10(=)
2021-05-19
4949 11(+10%)
2021-05-20
5121 11(=)
2021-05-21
5121 11(=)
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5121(=) 11(=)
2021-05-25
5816 13(+18%)
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5816(=) 13(=)
2021-05-30
6897 16(+23%)
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6897(=) 16(=)
2021-06-20
8707 19(+19%)
2021-06-21
8728 19(=)
2021-06-22
8781 19(=)
2021-06-23
8843 19(=)
2021-06-24
8889 20(+5.3%)
2021-06-25
8912 20(=)
2021-06-26
8979 21(+5%)
2021-06-27
9035 21(=)
2021-06-28
9055 21(=)
2021-06-29
9118 22(+4.8%)
2021-06-30
9222 22(=)
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9222(=) 22(=)
2021-12-30
19820 122(+455%)
2021-12-31
19820 122(=)
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19820(=) 122(=)
2022-05-08
22871 130(+6.6%)
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22871(=) 130(=)
2022-06-28
22889 131(+0.77%)
Sources: Graphs – COVID-19 Timor-Leste

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Cases
 
Deaths

February 2020

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  • On 10 February, entry for non-nationals who had visited China within the past 4 weeks was restricted. Those who had visited Hubei were banned, while those who had visited other areas of China could enter with a valid medical certificate.[6]
  • On 21 February, students who had been studying in Wuhan arrived in East Timor following a period of quarantine in New Zealand.[7]

March 2020

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  • On 19 March, East Timor closed its borders with Indonesia as a preventative measure.[8]
  • On 21 March, East Timor confirmed its first imported COVID-19 case.[9] The place where it started is unknown.
  • Following this, schools were suspended on 22 March, and the Catholic Church canceled mass. A state of emergency was declared, and public gatherings were limited to 5 people, while all international arrivals faced a mandatory 14 days of quarantine.[10]

April 2020

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  • On 6 April, Parliament approved urgent measures to deal with the pandemic.[11]
  • On 9 April, a second case was confirmed: a person who entered the country across the land border with Indonesia. The first case, which was confirmed on March 21, has now recovered.[12]

May 2020

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  • On 15 May, East Timor confirmed the recovery of its last confirmed case. Till 31-May, the country did not receive any new confirmed case.[citation needed]

August 2020

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September 2020

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  • As of 19 September, East Timor had 27 total cases, out of which 26 have recovered.[citation needed]

October 2020

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  • As of 4 October, East Timor was covid-free with all the 28 total cases recovered from the virus.[citation needed]
  • As of 14 October, there 29 total cases, with 1 active case and the rest recovered from the virus.[citation needed]
  • As of 28 October, there 30 total cases, with 1 active case and 29 have recovered.

November 2020

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  • As of 11 November, there were 30 cases in East Timor, with 1 active case and 29 have recovered.
  • As of 15 November, there were 30 cases in the country, all of them recovered.

December 2020

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  • As of 6 December, there were 31 cases in East Timor, with 1 active case and 30 have recovered.[13]
  • As of 19 December, there were 31 cases in East Timor, with 1 active case and 30 have recovered.[13]
  • As of 21 December, there are 31 cases in East Timor, all of them cured and no active case.[13]
  • As of 24 December, total number of cases in East Timor was 41, including 10 active cases. Rest have recovered from the virus.[13]
  • As of 28 December, total number of cases in East Timor was 44, including 12 active cases, 32 have recovered.[13]

January 2021

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  • As of 6 January, total number of cases in East Timor was 49, including 9 active cases, 40 have recovered.[13]
  • As of 11 January, total number of cases was 49, including 8 active cases, 41 recoveries.[13]
  • As of 14 January, total number of cases was 51, including 6 active cases, 45 recoveries.[13]
  • As of 19 January, total number of cases was 52, including 3 active cases, 49 recoveries.[13]
  • As of 22 January, total number of cases was 53, including 4 active cases, 49 recoveries.[13]
  • As of 26 January, total number of cases was 67, including 17 active cases, 50 cures.[13]
  • As of 28 January, total number of cases was 68, including 14 active cases, 54 recoveries.[13]

February 2021

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  • As of 2 February, total number of cases in East Timor was 75, including 20 active cases, 55 have recovered.[13]
  • As of 7 February, total number of cases in East Timor was 80, including 19 active cases, 61 have recovered.[13]
  • As of 9 February, total number of cases in East Timor was 86, including 25 active cases, 61 have recovered.[13]
  • As of 15 February, total number of cases in East Timor was 102, including 40 active cases, 62 recoveries.[13]
  • As of 24 February, total number of cases in East Timor is 109, including 21 active cases, 88 cures.[13]

March 2021

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  • As of 7 March, total number of cases in East Timor was 119, including 25 active cases, 94 have recovered.[13]
  • Beginning March 7, due to a huge spike in cases and the collapse of the country's COVID-zero strategy, the capital, Dili, was put on lockdown, and face coverings were made obligatory nationwide.[14]
  • As of 22 March, total number of cases in East Timor was 335, including 211 active cases, 124 recoveries.[13]
  • As of 29 March, total number of cases in East Timor was 512, including 342 active cases, 170 cures.[13]

April 2021

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  • As of 1 April, total number of cases in East Timor was 643, including 451 active cases, 192 cures.[13]
  • As of 4 April, total number of cases in East Timor was 714, including 167 active cases, 447 cures.[13]
  • On 6 April, the first death due to the COVID-19, a 44-year-old woman, was recorded in the country amid concerns that Tropical Cyclone Seroja, which had already wreaked havoc in East Timor, would hamper disease prevention efforts.[15]
  • As of 11 April, total number of cases in East Timor was 947, including 503 active cases, 443 recoveries and 1 death.[13]
  • As of 13 April, total number of cases in East Timor is 1,074, including 522 active cases, 550 cures and 2 deaths.[13]
  • As of 22 April, total number of cases in East Timor is 1,657, including 860 active cases, 795 cures and 2 fatalities.[13]

May 2021

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  • As of 2 May, total number of cases in East Timor was 2,444, including 1,257 active cases, 1,183 cures and 4 deaths.[13]
  • As of 11 May, total number of cases was 3,353, including 1,665 active cases, 1,683 cures and 5 deaths.[13]
  • As of 18 May, total number of cases was 4,765, including 2,238 active cases, 2,517 recoveries and 10 deaths.[13]
  • As of 25 May, total number of cases was 5,816, including 2,601 active cases, 3,202 cures and 13 fatalities.[13]
  • As of 27 May, total number of cases was 6,549, including 2,727 active cases, 3,717 cures and 15 deaths.[13]

June 2021

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  • As of 18 June, total number of cases in East Timor is 8,504, including 1,185 active cases, 7,300 cures and 19 deaths.[13]

July to September 2021

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  • As of 13 July, total number of cases in East Timor is 9,906, including 901 active cases, 8,980 cures and 25 deaths.[13]
  • As of 30 August, total number of cases in East Timor was 16402, including 4554 active cases, 11786 recoveries and 62 deaths.[13]
  • As of 10 September, total number of cases in East Timor was 18308, including 3295 active cases, 14925 recoveries and 88 deaths.[13]
  • As of 23 September, total number of cases was 19206, including 1274 active cases, 17824 recoveries and 108 deaths.[13]
  • As of 23 September, total number of cases is 19455, including 778 active cases, 18562 recoveries and 115 deaths.[13]

October to December 2021

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  • As of 10 October, total number of cases in East Timor is 19673, including 222 active cases, 19332 recoveries and 119 deaths.[13]
  • As of 20 November, total number of cases was 19819, including 11 active cases, 19686 recoveries and 122 deaths.[13]
  • As of 30 November, due to all community transmission being suppressed, the state of emergency ended, along with nearly all restrictions. The requirement to wear a face covering outdoors was lifted, while the few requirements remaining (such as wearing a mask indoors) are reportedly ignored by most of the public.[16] Quarantine for fully vaccinated arrivals is no longer required, but a test must be taken 48 hours after arrival.[16]
  • As of 29 December, total number of cases in East Timor is 19833, including 6 active cases, 19705 recoveries and 122 deaths.[13]

January to March 2022

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  • As of 5 January, total number of cases in East Timor was 19842, including 9 active cases, 19711 recoveries and 122 deaths.[13]
  • As of 9 January, total number of cases was 19856, including 21 active cases, 19713 cures and 122 deaths.[13]
  • As of 22 January, total number of cases was 19866, including 13 active cases, 19731 cures and 122 fatalities.[13]
  • As of 26 January, total number of cases was 19871, including 10 active cases, 19739 recoveries and 122 fatalities.[13]
  • As of 5 February, total number of cases was 20328, including 122 active cases, 19749 cures and 122 fatal cases.[13]
  • As of 12 February, total number of cases was 21401, including 1292 active cases, 19986 recoveries and 123 deaths.[13]
  • As of 21 February, total number of cases was 22406, including 1077 active cases, 21204 recoveries and 125 deaths.[13]
  • As of 25 February, total number of cases was 22584, including 839 active cases, 21619 cures and 126 deaths.[13]
  • As of 2 March, total number of cases is 22693, including 425 active cases, 22140 have been cured and 128 deaths.[13]
  • As of 15 March, total number of cases is 22789, including 64 active cases, 22596 have been cured and 129 deaths.[13]

April to June 2022

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  • As of 8 April, total number of cases was 22842, including 15 active cases, 22697 have been cured and 130 deaths.[13]
  • As of 26 April, total number of cases was 22860, including 16 active cases, 22714 recoveries and 130 deaths.[13]
  • As of 2 May, total number of cases is 22871, including 18 active cases, 22723 have been recovered and 130 fatal cases.[13]
  • As of 12 May, total number of cases is 22886, including 26 active cases, 22730 cures and 130 deaths.[13]
  • As of 26 May, total number of cases is 22890, including 11 active cases, 22748 cures and 131 fatalities.[13]
  • As of 14 June, total number of cases is 22928, including 21 active cases, 22928 cures and 133 deaths.[13]
  • As of 24 June, total number of cases is 22945, including 14 active cases, 22798 recoveries and 133 deaths.[13]

July to September 2022

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  • As of 8 July, total number of cases is 22961 in East Timor, including 13 active cases, 22815 cures and 133 deaths.[13]
  • As of 19 July, total number of cases is 22975, including 13 active cases, 22829 recoveries and 133 deaths.[13]
  • As of 26 August, total number of cases is 23152, including 45 active cases, 22970 recoveries and 137 fatal cases.[13]
  • As of 7 September, total number of cases is 23163, including 44 active cases, 22981 recoveries and 138 deaths.[13]

January 2023 onwards

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  • As of 30 January 2023, total number of cases in East Timor is 23102, including 175 active cases, 22981 recoveries and 138 deaths.[13]

Vaccination

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Statistics

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Charts

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Confirmed new cases per day

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Confirmed deaths per day

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Cases by municipalities

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Confirmed positives cases by municipalities.
Municipality Cases[17] Recovered Deaths References
Aileu 126 125 1
Ainaro 227 224 3
Baucau 1,540 1,531 7
Bobonaro 603 593 9
Cova Lima 787 783 3
Dili 13,728 13,642 81
Ermera 1,113 1,111 2
Lautém 183 178 5
Liquiçà 125 124 1
Manatuto 203 201 2
Manufahi 265 265 0
Oecusse 393 390 3
Viqueque 518 514 5
13/13 19,812 19,682 122
Last update 16 November 2021.

References

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  2. ^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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  11. ^ "East Timor: Parliament approves urgent measures to respond to Covid-19 crisis". Macau Business. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Timor-Leste anuncia segundo caso positivo e recuperação do primeiro paciente". Sapo Notícias. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi "Reported Cases and Deaths by Country, Territory, or Conveyance". Worldometer. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  14. ^ Covid Country Profile unescap.org
  15. ^ Barrett, Chris (9 April 2021). "'Cocktail of disaster': East Timor asks for Australian aid as floods trigger disease outbreak". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Timor-Leste: Authorities end state of emergency as of Nov. 30 /Update 45".
  17. ^ "COVID-19 Dashboard – COVID-19 Timor-Leste". Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

Further reading

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