2020 in Liberia

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Events in the year 2020 in Liberia.

Incumbents

Events
  • 16 March – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed. The person, a government official, had traveled from Switzerland.[1]
  • 4 April – The first COVID-19 death in the country is reported.[2]
  • 8 April – President George Weah declared lock-down measures to take effect on April 10 and last for 3 weeks, including suspension of all non-essential travel and curfews. Schools were closed across the country, and churches, mosques, bars, and beaches in parts of the country.[3][4]

References
  1. "Liberia Records First Case of Coronavirus; Health Authorities Hold Emergency Meeting". FrontPageAfrica. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  2. "National Public Health Institute of Liberia-NPHIL". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. "Liberia: President Weah Announces 3 Weeks State of Emergency". FrontPageAfrica. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  4. "Liberia braces for coronavirus with defunct health system". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.


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