12-04-2020 20:06 via news.yahoo.com

Liberia coronavirus lockdown off to chaotic start

A coronavirus lockdown in Liberia's capital Monrovia got off to a chaotic start at the weekend, as some police officers used truncheons against residents who had ventured outside in search of provisions.Confusion reigned across much of Monrovia, a city of more than 1 million people, with many having heard, erroneously, via social media that the government had ordered a 3 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew rather than a full lockdown.Many residents had voiced anger in the run-up to the lockdown ordered by Pre
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