2014 in Sierra Leone
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Sierra Leone.
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
- May 26 - WHO reports the first cases and deaths of Ebola in Sierra Leone, in Kailahun District.[2][3]
- May 29 - Medical teams from the World Health Organization and Doctors Without Borders arrive in Sierra Leone to deal with an outbreak of Ebola virus.
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
- January 26 - Tom Nyuma
March
- March 13 - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
- March 16 - Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy
July
- July 29 - Sheik Umar Khan
References
- ↑ "Ebola virus disease in Guinea – update". World Health Organization. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Sierra Leone 'hero' doctor's death exposes slow Ebola response". Fox News. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Sierra Leone, Liberia deploy troops for Ebola". News 24. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 23 June 2014". WHO. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ebola Update July 14, 2014". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 18 July 2014". WHO. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Sierra Leone hunts Ebola patient kidnapped in Freetown". BBC News. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Sierra Leone, Liberia deploy troops for Ebola". News 24. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ebola Update". peacecorps.gov. Peace Corps. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sierra Leone peacekeepers quarantined over Ebola". News 24. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kono riots". BBC News. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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