Monrovia – Former Nimba County Superintendent Edith Gongole-Weh has called on the government of Liberia to move a step forward by increasing the salaries of health workers who are the first responders in the fight against COVID-19in the country. Report by Trokon S. Wrepue, [email protected]According to Liberia’s health authorities, the country has recorded 14 confirmed cases, three deaths while three others have recovered. With the alarming number of affected patients reported daily, Madame Gongole-Weh said at this point of the pandemic, the government must provide attractive salaries for the country’s healthcare workers as they embark on this fight. “And I have said to my people in Nimba and Liberia to stop doubting and that if they do not follow all of the protocols, we are all at risks,” she said. She praised them for the sheer level of adherence to the health protocols and encouraged them to respectfully reject anyone coming into the county through any of the illegal border points.

Source: Front Page Africa April 08, 2020 07:30 UTC