Liberia: Nimba County Official Says No Coronavirus in Tappita, Despite Reported CaseThe fight against COVID-19 in the Nimba, Liberia’s second most populous county which now has six confirmed cases, has been marred by denial and mistrustGanta, Nimba County – The District Inspector for Tappita Statutory District in Lower Nimba County, David M. Toe, has disclosed to FrontPageAfrica that the first coronavirus case reported in the county involving a local journalist was not real. Report by Franklin Doloquee, Contributor“No coronavirus is in Tappita Statutory District, the doctor at the Jackson Fiah Doe Hospital gave misleading information to the public,” Toe said. The fight against COVID-19 in the Nimba, Liberia’s second most populous county which now has six confirmed cases, has been marred by denial and mistrust. Since the county announced cases from Tappita and Ganta, marketing activities have been going on with people selling drugs from Guinea in transparent buckets. Residents have expressed disappointment in the county health team and called for transparency in testing.

Source: Front Page Africa May 04, 2020 23:33 UTC