Liberia, March 31 -- Ganta, Nimba County - Liberia, too, has finally joined Guinea and Ivory Coast to shut its borders with both nations as they all battle to stem the spread of the deadly Covid-19 in their respective countries.

All three are

sisterly nations in the Mano River Union basin, which is within the ECOWAS

region.

Ivory Coast was

the first among the three to close its borders. It was followed by Guinea

before Liberia joined them on Monday, March 30.

At the time of

this publication, Guinea had reported 22 confirmed cases, while Ivory Coast had

also reported 160 confirmed cases with at least one death.

Most of Liberia's edibles, including pepper, grand nuts, and other products, come from Guinea.

This newspaper

has gath...