MONROVIA, April 5 (LINA) – The Government of the United States of America is to shortly send representatives from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, to help Liberia combat the Ebola outbreak in the country.
According to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the gesture is in response to a request the Liberian government made to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia recently.
She said the news of the CDC team’s arrival in the country was given by U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Deborah Malac.
President Sirleaf admonished her compatriots not to panic about the Ebola outbreak in the country.
She observed that the situation has been managed very well by the Ministry of Health, working with some international partners, and that all that Liberians need to do is to take precaution, follow the instructions and advice of the Ministry of Health team.
She dismissed the recent recommendation by the Senate to close the border with neighboring Guinea, adding, “The Ebola situation is not for politicians. This is why, although the Senate had taken some actions relating to the border, we’re glad that the House of Representatives decided that that action was not necessary.”
The Liberian leader assured that he situation is being contained and well controlled.
“We ask the media, we ask politicians and we ask everybody not to create panic in the country. By talking things when you don’t have the details, you simply make people afraid and that’s not good,” she added.
LINA TSS/PTK