June 23: Lockdown restrictions eased

President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday announced a raft of measures aimed at further relaxing coronavirus restrictions across the West African nation.

Confirmed cases = 1,340

Active cases = 497

Recoveries = 788

Number of deaths = 55

John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of June 22, 2020

June 1: Compulsory wearing of face masks kicks off

The wearing of face masks in public has been made compulsory in Sierra Leone effective today (June 1).

In an address to parliament on May 28, President Julius Maada Bio announced a raft of measures the government was taking to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

April 21: President Bio enters in quarantine

Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio is to undergo 14-day self-isolation after one of his bodyguards tested positive for COVID-19, reports from the West African country indicated as of Monday evening.

March 31: Sierra Leone confirms index case

Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio has confirmed that the country has its first case of COVID-19, multiple media outlets in the West African country have confirmed.