COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Sierra Leone on 31 March 2020.
The president of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus disease 2019 on 31 March, a 37-year-old man who traveled from France on 16 March and had been in isolation since.
On 21 April, it was announced that President Julius Maada Bio was self isolating following a positive test for the virus by one of his body guards.
On 23 April, the first death of a 76-year-old male was reported, followed by a 69-year-old male later in the day. Both cases were in people taken to hospital and found to be infected after death. All those infected and in isolation remained in a stable condition.
On 24 April, a third death was reported of a 37-year-old male.
From 1 June, wearing of face masks became mandatory. Also on this day, frontline workers declared a strike because of unpaid salaries.
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