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Timor Este students in Wuhan back home following quarantine period in New Zealand

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Dili, Feb 21(EFE/EPA).- East Timor’s students who were evacuated from the virus-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan arrived on Friday at President Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili, East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste.The students were sent back to Dili after a quarantine period in New Zealand. The disease caused by the virus (SARS-CoV-2) has been officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has so far killed more than 2,000 people with over 76,000 infected worldwide, mostly in China.(Camera: ANTONIO DASIPARU).FOOTAGE SHOWS EAST TIMOR’S STUDENTS ARRIVING AT THE PRESIDENT NICOLAU LOBATO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN DILI, EAST TIMOR; AND THE PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT THEIR EVACUATION.

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