July 10: Places of worship to reopen

President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday announced the lifting of a raft of virus restrictions as the country reopens to face the post – lockdown era.

Three main areas are affected by the latest announcement which the president posted on social media platform, Twitter. Reopening of places of worship, curfew hours and reopening of the main airport.

1. All mosques, churches, and other places of worship shall be open for congregation and worship – Monday, 13th of July 2020,

2. On the same day curfew hours will be eased to 11 pm to 5 am.

3. Lungi International Airport will be re-opened on Wednesday, 22nd Jul 2020.

Confirmed cases = 1,598

Active cases = 412

Recoveries = 1,123

Number of deaths = 63

John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of July 9, 2020

Effective Monday, 13th of July 2020, all mosques, churches, and other places of worship shall be open for congregation and worship. Starting Monday, 13th of July, curfew will be eased to 11PM to 5AM. Lungi International Airport will be re-opened on Wednesday, 22nd Jul 2020.— President Julius Maada Bio (@PresidentBio) July 9, 2020

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. The key takeaway being the adjusting of a curfew duration and the lifting of inter-district travel.

“Effective immediately, the curfew is adjusted to the period 11pm to 6am. I announce a lifting of the ban on Inter-District travel starting on Wednesday, 24th June 2020.

“Once all measures are in place, commercial flights will resume in the very short run,” the president said in a Twitter post.

#SierraLeone’s president PresidentBio has eased some of the #Covid19 restrictions. The ban on inter-district movement is lifted from tomorrow. The 9pm – 6am curfew now starts 11pm. But churches & mosques remain closed. He admitted they could’ve better responded to the pandemic— Umaru Fofana (@UmaruFofana) June 23, 2020

On the country’s fight against COVID-19, the president said: “...we have had high recovery and discharge rates, lower infection rates, and proportionally lower death rates three months on. This is because we have got a lot of things right over those three months.”

The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary School, in consultation with stakeholders, has developed comprehensive health and safety guidelines for teachers, pupils, and communities for the purpose of providing safe environment for students who are taking public examinations, the president added.

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). The move is part of COVID-19 containment measures ordered by government.

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