Across Liberia, churches and mosques have been back in session for weeks (albeit with a limit to 25 percent of their facilities’ capacities), as President George Weah bowed to pressure to reopen places of worship two months after they were first ordered closed.
Liberia Gets Two Noninvasive Ventilators as Number of COVID-19 Cases Escalates
On Friday, June 11, Liberia acquired two noninvasive ventilators as a donation from the iron ore giant, ArcelorMittal.
Bomi Records First COVID-19 Case
On June 13, health authorities in Bomi announced that the county had recorded its first case of the Coronavirus.
Grand Bassa Records Nine Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
Grand Bassa has recorded an additional three new Coronavirus cases, just as the government has begun to relax the most stringent measures put in place to contain the virus. The county now has a total of nine cases.
New Coronavirus Cases Reach Highs as Gov’t Eases Restrictions
Five days after the government announced it was easing restrictions on measures meant to control the spread of COVID-19 in Liberia, Liberia is recording an increasingly high number of new cases, with at least 10 new cases every day since the announcement. This is the first time since the pandemic that Liberia recorded such numbers in five consecutive days.
Bong Records a Second COVID-19 Death in Less Than a Week
Bong has recorded a second COVID-19 death, barely four days after the first person died of the virus in the county.
Bong’s County Health Officer Announces First COVID-19 Case
A 52-year-old man who died in the Sugar Hill Community in Gbarnga in the early morning of June 3 has become Bong’s first confirmed case of the Coronavirus.
Is Liberia Conducting Enough COVID-19 Testing?
As of June 2, Liberia has recorded 296 confirmed Coronavirus cases since the first index case was reported on March 16. The relatively low number of cases, in a region not particularly known for its robust health system, begs the question: Is Liberia testing enough, or are health authorities still missing many cases due to a lack of tests?