Liberia has made remarkable progress in containing the spread of coronavirus. This was made known by the government who said that its international airport and hotels will reopen on June 21.
The President of Liberia, George Weah said in a statement that a state of emergency that was declared in April and due to expire on June 21 would not be renewed.
According to the statement, restrictions such as a night-time curfew would remain in place, though it would start later.
As with other poor countries in the region, there were fears that the West African nation of some 4.8 million people would not have been able to handle a large outbreak.
The country was badly hit during the 2014-16 Ebola crisis, which killed more than 4,800 people in the country. However, it has so far recorded only 334 coronavirus cases and 30 deaths from coronavirus.
Footballer-turned-president Weah said the strides made in Liberia along with “developments in other countries” meant there was no need to extend emergency legislation.
