Liberia: Country Cannot Remain in Shutdown -Sen. Teahjay

Speaking during a debate over the extension of the State of Emergency here following a week long break due to the COVID-19 scare at the Capitol Building,Teahjay said the Liberian economy country is facing serious downturn and that keeping the county in a constant lockdown will cause more economic harm and may increase the already unemployment rate at an alarming level.

President George Weah a week ago extended the State of Emergency (SOE) for an additional 30 days, days after the first 90 days SOE elapsed. His reason given for the extension is that the cases of the virus are sky rocketing in the country. Counties which never had cases have all recorded cases in record numbers.

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