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MARYLAND, LIBERIA - 2018/06/01: A medical worker seen standing in the pharmacy section of Pleebo Health Center, Maryland, southeast Liberia. Liberia is listed as one of the high-burden countries for tuberculosis by the World Health Organization. In September, the United Nations will hold the first-ever meeting on ending TB.

A medical worker in the Liberian city of Pleebo, Maryland. The country saw its first case of COVID-19 on Monday.

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Flashbacks to Ebola as the First Coronavirus Case Arrives in Liberia

As Liberia gets its first case of COVID-19, some Liberians are bracing for a shock to its health system while others see a resilient nation better prepared to handle the crisis.