Up to February 4, 2020 when this editorial was compiled, the Cable News Network (CNN) reported 425 deaths and 20,438 confirmed cases in Wuhan, Hubei Province. This premise is just to simulate how catastrophic such a calamity can be as it is the case with China, and how desperate the victims are in terms of help, compassion and sympathy from friends and brethren. Besides these interventions during the time of Liberia’s adversity, China has contributed immensely to Liberia’s post-war growth and development. However, as is customarily done here, friends and neighbors do pass by to express sympathy to bereaved families or a sick person, though they may not have money to offer. Is the Liberian Government saying that it lacks stationery to write the Chinese Embassy here to offer sympathy and hope for speedy recovery from the health disaster in China, or is it unable to host a press conference or publicly express its sympathy for the Chinese?

Source: Daily Observer February 05, 2020 03:22 UTC