Health Minister, Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah, is to brief President George Weah on the prevailing health situation amid the rapid spread of new COVID-19 infections in the country.
On Monday, June 21, 2021, President Weah returned home after attending the 59th Ordinary Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State in Accra, Ghana.
Information Minister, Ledgerhood Rennie, told reporters that any decision made after the briefing would aim at safeguarding the citizenry against scourge of the virus.
However, Minister Rannie said the revised health protocols released by the Health Ministry are sufficient to curb the virus while stressing individual behavior is critical in the fight.
Meanwhile, the Information Minister said President George Weah, along with his regional counterparts, have taken a unanimous decision to carry on a reform in the ECOWAS Commission.
Minister Lederhood Rennie said the reform would include reducing the ECOWAS Commission’s active members to seven with eight statutory committee members which will include all member states.
Liberia has in recent time recorded over 850 new cases of COVID-19 in less than a week with at least five new deaths reported.
The country has recorded more than 3,000 cases of the virus nationwide since the outbreak in March 2020.
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