We look forward to working with other development partners in supporting the Government’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic,” said World Bank Liberia Country Manager Khwima Nthara. World Bank Report on Liberia’s COVID19 ResponseA total of US$1 million is intended to strengthen the human resource surge. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, a current data of 120 confirmed cases puts health workers at 28 percent of the overall infection. There are also 222 health workers as contacts – 209 in Montserrado and 12 in Nimba. Health workers have been complaining of inadequate supply of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), thereby exposing them to high risk of contracting the deadly virus.

Source: Front Page Africa April 26, 2020 00:28 UTC