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.
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COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
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Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
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Location | East Timor |
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First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
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Index case | From abroad |
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Arrival date | 21 March 2020 (4 years, 6 months and 6 days) |
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Confirmed cases | 23,163 |
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Active cases | 44 |
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Recovered | 22,981 |
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Deaths | 138 |
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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]
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COVID-19 cases in East Timor ()
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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.) |
⋮ | | 103(=) | 0(n.a.) |
2021-03-24 | | 372 | 0(n.a.) |
⋮ | | 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(=) |
⋮ | | 5121(=) | 11(=) |
2021-05-25 | | 5816 | 13(+18%) |
⋮ | | 5816(=) | 13(=) |
2021-05-30 | | 6897 | 16(+23%) |
⋮ | | 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(=) |
⋮ | | 9222(=) | 22(=) |
2021-12-30 | | 19820 | 122(+455%) |
2021-12-31 | | 19820 | 122(=) |
⋮ | | 19820(=) | 122(=) |
2022-05-08 | | 22871 | 130(+6.6%) |
⋮ | | 22871(=) | 130(=) |
2022-06-28 | | 22889 | 131(+0.77%) |
Sources: Graphs – COVID-19 Timor-Leste |
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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 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
- 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
- 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]
September 2020
- As of 19 September, East Timor had 27 total cases, out of which 26 have recovered.[citation needed]
October 2020
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- As of 30 January 2023, total number of cases in East Timor is 23102, including 175 active cases, 22981 recoveries and 138 deaths.[13]
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