2020 coronavirus pandemic in East Timor

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2020 coronavirus pandemic in East Timor
Disease COVID-19
Virus strain SARS-CoV-2
Location East Timor
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index case From abroad
Arrival date21 March 2020
(1 month, 1 week and 3 days)
Confirmed cases24 [1]
Recovered16 [1]
Deaths
0

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached East Timor in March 2020.

Contents

Statistics

COVID-19 cases in East Timor  (
)
     Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases

MarMarAprAprMayMayLast 15 daysLast 15 days

Date
# of cases
# of deaths
2020-03-21
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1(n.a.)0(n.a.)
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2020-03-10
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2(+100%)0(n.a.)
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2020-04-13
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4(+100%)0(n.a.)
2020-04-14
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6(+50%)0(n.a.)
2020-04-15
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8(+33%)0(n.a.)
2020-04-16
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​
18(+125%)0(n.a.)
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2020-04-19
​
​
19(+2%)0(n.a.)
2020-04-20
​
​
22(+16%)0(n.a.)
2020-04-21
​
​
23(+2%)0(n.a.)
⋮
2020-04-24
​
​
24(+0%)0(n.a.)
⋮
2020-04-28
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​
24(n.a.)0(n.a.)
⋮
2020-04-30
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24(n.a.)0(n.a.)


2020 coronavirus pandemic in East Timor


2020 coronavirus pandemic in East Timor
2020 coronavirus pandemic in East Timor

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. [2] [3]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, [4] [5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. [6] [4]

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. [7]

On 21 February students who had been studying in Wuhan arrived in East Timor following a period of quarantine in New Zealand. [8]

March 2020

On 19 March, East Timor closed its borders with Indonesia as a preventative measure. [9]

On 21 March, East Timor confirmed its first imported COVID-19 case. [10] 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. [11]

April 2020

On 6 April, Parliament approved urgent measures to deal with the pandemic. [12]

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. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Timor-Leste: Entry restrictions imposed for non-nationals as of February 8 amid coronavirus outbreak". Garda World. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Coronavirus outbreak sparks global health emergency". ABC News. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "East Timor imposes month-long coronavirus lockdown". AntaraNews.com. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "East Timor Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Ministry". The New York Times. Reuters. 21 March 2020. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "In Timor-Leste, the Dangers of Staying Home". 1 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "East Timor: Parliament approves urgent measures to respond to Covid-19 crisis". Macau Business. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Timor-Leste anuncia segundo caso positivo e recuperação do primeiro paciente". Sapo Notícias. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.


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