As the declaration of the state of emergency comes, many people had preempted earlier that without a proper economic plan in place to get low-income earners, extremely poor people and people with disabilities have some basic needs especially food, the state of emergency may turn fiasco as people may force their way out to seek their daily needs. Some Liberians who raised the concern prior to coming into force the state of emergency were Liberian infectious disease scientist, Dougbeh Chris Nyan, and Grand Kru County Representative Fonati Koffa.

However, despite this concern amid economic hardship, there was no measure put in place as to how citizens, many of who rely on street selling and casual labour will get money to sustain their families within the 14 days being declared for people to keep indoors. Some civil servants in the wake of the declaration have complained that they have outstanding arrears with the government.