BREAKING: Liberian Government has requested Nigerian Government to take urgent steps to prevent the spread of Ebola virus in the region. This is on the heels of the recent outbreak and resurgence of the deadly virus in Guinea. DRC is also battling the the resurgence of the virus. 
Guinea experienced a devastating Ebola scourge between 2014 and 2016. This resurgence is a major setback and coming at a time the world is battling with Corona Virus leaves mush to be worried about. Adding Ebola to COVID-19 will deal a big blow to the economy of the region.
Ebola virus got into Nigeria on 20th of June, 2014 through a Liberian visitor known as Sawyer. The scourge on Guinea affected Liberia and from there got to Nigeria.
The latest call from the Liberian Government to its Nigerian counterpart should be seen as an early warning to forestall a repeat of the 2014 episode in the West African region. It will only take another Sawyer just as COVID first came into Nigeria for it to happen again.
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