https://reliefweb.int/report/timor-leste/managing-covid-19-outbreak-timor-leste Introduction Timor-Leste acted rapidly on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic with a two-pronged approach. First, it put in place a system of health controls to keep the disease at bay, and second, it made good use of the fiscal space provided by its sovereign petroleum fund to mitigate the socioeconomic impacts of the crisis. …
DILI, 28 january 2021 (TATOLI) – Parliament National has authorized the President of Republic, Francisco Guterres Lú Olo to issue new State Emergency for another 30 days. The parliament discussed today the emergency proposal from the Government which resulting 50 votes for agreed, three abstentions and zero against. “The proposal is approved by the Parliament. The …
ILI, 27 january 2021 (TATOLI)– Major General of Falintil-Forsa Defeza Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), ere Anan Timur, requests the government to close the borders, worried about the evolution of epidemiological situation in west timor, Indonesia. Lere fears mounts of coronavirus variants spread in Timor-Leste. “We met with the President of the Republic, Francisco Guterres Lú Olo, to …
Google Translation: Dili, 27 jan 2021 (Lusa) – Timorese Prime Minister said today that the Government will continue to adopt measures to combat the covid-19 pandemic, with proportionality and caution, given the needs of every moment. ′′ The Government has no intention of imposing unjustified restrictive measures and remains committed to maintaining vigilance and adjusting …
Google Translation: Dili, 25 jan 2021 (Lusa) – East Timor is expected to receive the first covid-19 vaccines early in the second quarter of the year, having to move forward with the logistics preparations for vaccination, said today the responsible of the UN in the country United Nations coordinator resident Roy Trivedy told Lusa that …
Google Translation: *** António Sampaio, from Lusa agency *** Dili, 25 jan 2021 (Lusa) – Increased cases of covid-19 in the Indonesian half of the island of Timor is causing ′′ major concern ′′ to the Timorese authorities fearing possible contagions, responsible said. Over the past few weeks, cases have increased significantly in West Timor, …
DILI, 26 january 2021 (TATOLI)- Timor-Leste is temporarily closing the borders to all foreign visitors and the national residents for one week, the Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on january 25, in its bid to prevent an outbreak of a new strain of the coronavirus. Foreign Affairs Ministry made this decision as per the State of Emergency …
DILI, 21 january, 2021 (TATOLI) – Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak said today that he intends to be the first to receive the AstraZeneca in order to prevent covid-19. “I am available to be the first to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine. I have no fear of being given this vaccine, because there is no other ways” …
DILI, 26 january, 2020 (TATOLI) – Timor-Leste Defense Council and the State Council discuss with the President of Republic, Francisco Guterres Lú Olo regarding the evolution of the epidemiological situation in the West Timor, Indonesia, and concern about the possible spread of covid-19 in Timor-Leste. Advisor to the Presidency of the Republic Gregório de Sousa said …
DILI, January 19, 2021 (TATOLI) – Metropolitan Archbishop of Dili, Dom Virgílio do Carmo da Silva, announced to the public that, the liturgical celebrations will be resume to normal in regards to the health measure issued by the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO). According to Archbishop Dom Virgilio do Carmo the liturgical …
