2014 in Sierra Leone

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Sierra Leone.

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Events

March

  • March 24 - An outbreak of Ebola virus which has killed at least 59 people in Guinea continues its spread, entering Liberia and threatens to spread to Sierra Leone.
  • March 31 - The Ebola outbreak is reported to have made several cases in Sierra Leone.[1]

May

June

  • June 6 - The World Health Organization estimates that an outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed more than 200 people in West Africa.
  • June 11 - Sierra Leone closed its borders with Liberia and Guinea and closed a number of schools around the country.[4] On 30 July, the government began to deploy troops to enforce quarantines.[5]
  • June 20 - The WHO announces up to 158 Ebola cases in Sierra Leone. In addition to Kailahun District, cases were also reported in Kenema, Kambia, Port Loko, and Western Area Rural districts.[6]

July

  • July 14 - Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
    • The Bo District reports its first Ebola case.[7]
    • The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa continues to get worse with the death toll now exceeding 500.
  • July 17 - The number of EVD cases in Sierra Leone surpasses those of Liberia and Guinea at 442.[8]
  • July 18 - WHO regards the disease trend in Sierra Leone and Liberia as "serious" with 67 new cases and 19 deaths reported to date.[9]
  • July 25 - The first case of Ebola in Freetown is recorded. She was taken by her relatives from a hospital.[10]
  • July 29 - Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
    • ASKY Airlines suspends flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone as the death toll from the Ebola outbreak reaches 672.
    • Sheik Umar Khan, the doctor who was leading the fight against the disease in Sierra Leone, dies of the Ebola virus.[11]
  • July 30 - The Sierra Leone government allowed the deployment of troops to maintain Ebola quarantines.[12]
  • July 31 - Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
    • The World Health Organization announces a US$100 million emergency response plan to combat the outbreak, which has killed at least 729 people.
    • The Peace Corps withdraws all volunteers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, citing Ebola risks.[13]

August

  • August 1 - Liberia and Sierra Leone declare a state of emergency in response to the Ebola virus disease by sending in troops and ordering the closure of schools and markets and the quarantining of affected communities.
  • August 4 - The World Health Organization estimates that the death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak has risen to 887.
  • August 6 - The World Health Organization reports that 932 have died from the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus with a man reportedly dying of the disease in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after a business trip to Sierra Leone.

October

  • October 14 - 800 Sierra Leone peacekeepers due to relieve a contingent deployed in Somalia were placed under quarantine when one of the soldiers tested positive for Ebola.[14]
  • October 16 - The Emergency Operations Center announced two Ebola cases in the Koinadugu district in the far north. This marks the arrival of cases in every district in the country.[15]
  • October 21 - Riots broke out in the Kono district to prevent the quarantine of a 90-year-old woman suspected of having EVD; the youths are reportedly angry that there are no treatment centers in the diamond-rich Kono district. A daytime curfew is imposed.[16]

Deaths

January

March

July

References

  1. ^ "Ebola virus disease in Guinea – update". World Health Organization. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa (Update of 26 May 2014)". Afro.who.int. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Sierra Leone 'hero' doctor's death exposes slow Ebola response". Fox News. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Sierra Leone shuts borders, closes schools to fight Ebola". Reuters. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Sierra Leone, Liberia deploy troops for Ebola". News 24. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 23 June 2014". WHO. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Ebola Update July 14, 2014". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 18 July 2014". WHO. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 18 July 2014". Afro.who.int. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Sierra Leone hunts Ebola patient kidnapped in Freetown". BBC News. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ^ McNeil Jr., Donald G. (1 November 2014). "Outbreak in Sierra Leone Is Tied to Single Funeral Where 14 Women Were Infected". New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Sierra Leone, Liberia deploy troops for Ebola". News 24. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Ebola Update". peacecorps.gov. Peace Corps. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Sierra Leone peacekeepers quarantined over Ebola". News 24. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. ^ "FREETOWN, Sierra Leone: Ebola comes to last safe district in Sierra Leone - Health - The Bellingham Herald". Bellinghamherald.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Kono riots". BBC News. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.