Monrovia – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia has released a public health advisory to the Liberian public on the coronavirus outbreak in the People’s Republic of China. At the same time, NPHIL says several other public health measures are being communicated to Liberians to ensure they protect themselves. Information will be shared with the public as it becomes available.”Stricter Health ScreeningMeanwhile, the Public Health Institute has stressed that while the cause of pneumonia seems to be a novel coronavirus, its transmission potential and modes of transmission remain unclear. Liberia will be stricter about health screenings of airplane passengers arriving from Wuhan,” NPHIL stated. The United States has its first confirmed case arriving from Wuhan, China.

Source: Front Page Africa January 24, 2020 04:41 UTC