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| 2020 coronavirus pandemic in East Timor | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | East Timor |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | From abroad |
| Arrival date | 21 March 2020 (4 years, 9 months and 2 weeks) |
| Confirmed cases | 1 |
| Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached East Timor in March 2020.
Background
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]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[3][4] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[5][3]
Timeline
February 2020
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
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 cancelled 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
On 6 April Parliament approved urgent measures to deal with the pandemic.[11]
References
- ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Timor-Leste: Entry restrictions imposed for non-nationals as of February 8 amid coronavirus outbreak". Garda World. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus outbreak sparks global health emergency". ABC News. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "East Timor imposes month-long coronavirus lockdown". AntaraNews.com. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "East Timor Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Ministry". The New York Times. Reuters. 21 March 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "In Timor-Leste, the Dangers of Staying Home". 1 April 2020.
- ^ "East Timor: Parliament approves urgent measures to respond to Covid-19 crisis". Macau Business. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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