President George Weah has announced the end of the state of emergency and ordered soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia to return to their respective barracks.
COVID-19 Reaches All 15 Counties as Grand Gedeh Registers First Case
Grand Gedeh’s county health officer, Dr. Augustine Fannieh, has confirmed that the county has recorded its first COVID-19 case, making it the final county in Liberia to record a case.
Delays in Test Results Puts Liberia’s COVID-19 Response in Jeopardy
Interviews with dozens of individuals who have been tested suggest that Liberia has not put in place an efficient enough mechanism for distributing results after COVID-19 tests.
X-ray Machine Repaired at Lofa’s Tellewoyan Memorial Hospital
After receiving US$2,000 from a diaspora organization to repair its X-ray machine, the Tellewoyan Memorial Hospital has completed the repairs and begun examinations of patients using the equipment.
COVID-19 Resurfaces in Tappita, As Jackson F. Doe Hospital Records Three New Cases
Authorities at the Jackson Fiah Doe Memorial Regional Referral Hospital in Tappita say they have recorded three new cases of the Coronavirus and are expecting the arrival of an additional two in the coming days from an adjacent health facility.
Grand Kru Shuts Down Two Health Facilities After Third COVID-19 Case
The Grand Kru County Health Team has announced that a lab technician at the Dr. Dormu Nimely Maternity Hospital has tested positive for the Coronavirus, necessitating the closure of the facility and another clinic.
River Cess Registers First Confirmed COVID-19 Case
After going without a confirmed COVID-19 case for months, River Cess has registered its first case. A now-deceased 21-year-old woman tested positive of the Coronavirus.
Former President Sirleaf Promises Impartiality in WHO’s Independent Review of Global Coronavirus Response
Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has welcomed her selection by the World Health Organization to co-chair its Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.