Government, LMA, cities put measures into place to control Covid-19 at market places

Deputy Minister Famata Rosler(Sitting in white) at Vai Town market
Deputy Minister Famata Rosler(Sitting in white) at Vai Town market
Photo Credit: MIA
 
Monrovia, April 10, 2020: On Friday, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Honorable Varney A. Sirleaf met with the leaderships of Liberia Marketing Association (LMA), the Paynesville City Corporation (PCC), and the Monrovia City Corporation(MCC) aimed at putting into place measures for observing social distance and enhanced hygiene protocols at various market places in Liberia.
 
The exercise is in fulfilment of a mandate of His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah in which the President instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to engage leaders of the various marketing associations in the counties to address issues of social distancing and operations of markets during the period of the State of Emergency.
 
The stakeholders agreed on the following:
1. That only food items will be sold in all markets;
 
2. All non-food item sellers have been asked to stay at home;
 
3. That marketers engaged in sales of food items are restricted to market halls within their respective communities;
 
4. For the purpose of social distancing, it has been agreed that selling will be done on a rotational basis in each market; the LMA, through its local market superintendents will work closely with County officials including City Mayors to ensure this arrangement is adhered to; and
 
5. That during this period, all local produce (food items) will be transported to Monrovia under special arrangements in collaboration with the Joint Security forces.