After being hit by two confirmed cases of Coronavirus or COVID-19, the Liberian Foreign Ministry in Monrovia has announced that the government has suspended the issuance of Passports to Liberian Citizens, with immediate effect.
This latest decision is in accordance with the mandate of President George Manneh Weah on social distancing to avoid the further spread of the deadly Coronavirus, a Foreign Ministry press release said on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
The move by the Liberian government also comes a day after the number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVI-19) cases in the country went up to two, after the first recorded case was announced by the Liberian government on Monday, March 16, 2020.
On Tuesday, the government said that a second Liberian has been tested positive for the Coronavirus disease. The new case, Johnny Phillips, is a domestic worker in the home of Nathaniel Blama, the suspended head of the Environmental Protection Agency who…
According to a Foreign Ministry release, Passport will only be issued to people based on emergencies cases to be determined by the authority of the Bureau of Passport of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry wishes to inform the public that these measures which will be reviewed periodically, are in no way intended to deprive citizens of their right to travel document rather, it’s in the interest of public safety and health of the citizens.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry in Monrovia is also apologizing to the general public for any inconvenience this latest pronouncement may have caused as it is only intended to contain this dangerous monster (coronavirus) from further spreading.