People, schools, and organizations throughout the world have had to adjust to changing work and lifestyles. In the midst of the changes, the situation has redesigned the educational system almost entirely, taking learning from the classroom to online. This has left students with freedom in learning and networking with lecturers almost anywhere they want. Continue Reading
Public health practitioners will tell you to minimize the spread of the virus by avoiding contacts, as most infections are caused by microbes that enter the bodies through openings like the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, etc. If we are running towards an infected person with our eyes and mouths open to take in the entire scene (in order to carry the news or gees, as our people say), it is the exact opposite of what health providers advise. Continue Reading
There is so much to lose, and while your reservations are important, let’s continue to practice the precautionary measures (as instructed by the government and health practitioners) and stay safe. Continue Reading
Empty streets; empty parking lots; fast-moving ambulances; terrified doctors and nurses; sick people being denied treatments; deaths, deaths, and more deaths. This was life in Liberia during the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, now it?s Corona! The big question that everybody keeps asking is, “How can we save ourselves?” Continue Reading
My friend was right. If Liberia had a culture where we vehemently confronted our traumas, we would have leveraged the skills and strategies we gathered from dealing with Ebola. Those strategies would have urged our leaders to firmly protect our borders, put in place measures to strengthen our health sector. But instead, our borders were left vulnerable. Our leaders underestimated the intensity of the Coronavirus. Continue Reading
