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Liberia: Health Minister Suggests COVID-19 Testing Kits Being Wasted on the Dead
By Rodney Sieh Last updated Apr 28, 2020
“People are still afraid to be identified as having COVID-19 or they are self-medicating at home until it is late. Only two persons have died in the treatment unit. In Liberia, we are testing dead body while neighboring countries are not doing so.”
Dr. Wilhemina Jallah, Minister of Health & Social Welfare
Monrovia – In a Whatzzap chat group discussion with members of the Liberia COVID-19 Task Force, Health Minister Dr. Wilhemina Jallah suggests that Liberia may be wasting much-needed testing kits on the dead rather than the living.
In recent weeks, Liberians both at home and abroad have been raising questions about the testing and treatment methods being used by health authorities in Liberia. Most of those have died from the virus, results were not known until after their death.
According to the minister, most of the deaths in Liberia have taken place at the home of the victims – or late arrival at the health facility. “People are still afraid to be identified as having COVID-19 or they are self-medicating at home until it is late. Only two persons have died in the treatment unit. In Liberia, we are testing dead body while neighboring countries are not doing so,” the minister said.
Liberia has recorded to date 16 deaths to the Coronavirus pandemic. A total of 133 cases have been confirmed while 676 contacts are being traced....