The Government approved, at the meeting of the Council of Ministers, of March28, 2020,  Government Decree No. 3/2020 of March 28, related to the measures for the implementation of the declaration of the state of emergency, enacted by Decree of the President of the Republic No. 29/2020 of March 27, to respond to the threat of an outbreak of COVID-19.

In view of the declaration of a state of emergency, the Government through this Decree ensures its implementation by adopting the necessary measures that prevent the disease, contain the pandemic, save lives and ensure the subsistence of the supply chains of goods and essential services for our population, even though they may limit some fundamental rights and freedoms.

The state of emergency is in force between 00:00 hours on March 28, 2020 and 23:59 hours on April 26, 2020 and applies to the entire national territory.

The measures adopted are taken with respect for constitutional limits and following the guidelines of the World Health Organization and the example of other States, seek to reduce the opportunities for new cases of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste.

1 – To read the press release of the Meeting of the Council of Ministers, click here

2 – To read the Government Decree on the measures of implementation of the declaration of the state of emergency, enacted by the Decree of the President of the Republic No. 29/2020, of March 27, click here

3 – To read the measures implementing the declaration of a state of emergency relating to:

a) Private Economic Initiative, click here

b) Education and vocational training establishments, click here

c) International Circulation, click here

d) Compulsory and Voluntary Isolation, click here

e) Public Administration, click here

f) Validity periods of licenses and authorizations, click here

4 – To access covid-19 prevention information leaflets, click here