Liberia: No Need for Isolation - Says U.S. Government

By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway

The Government of the United States of America (USA) through its Ambassador accredited to Liberia, Deborah Malac, has said the US government is closely working with countries that have isolated Liberia and other countries affected with the Ebola virus to stop their isolation and restriction.

Amb. Malac said such isolation and restriction are counterproductive to the fight against the deadly virus.

The US envoy was speaking Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at a launch with some Liberian journalist in Monrovia.

"We are intervening of behalf of Liberia and others so that countries will not close their borders on them or restrict them. There is no need for such restriction or isolation against Liberia and others. There is no need to close borders, and there is no need to prevent travel from these countries. This is not a positive development in the fight of the disease," said Amb. Malac.

"To those countries that have already closed their borders and sanctioned Liberia, we will work to get these lifted. That isolation has to end. This is not the right way to resolve the problem," she said.

Among other things, the US envoy added that her government will bring a mobile testing center, which will be sent to Lofa County.

 

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Liberia: No Need for Isolation - Says U.S. Government