COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
| COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Ghana |
| First outbreak | Norway/Turkey/France |
| Index case | Accra |
| Arrival date | 12 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 5,408 (as of 13 May)[1] |
| Active cases | 4,870 (as of 13 May) |
| Recovered | 514 (as of 13 May) |
Deaths | 24 (as of 13 May) |
| Government website | |
| www | |
The first two cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana were confirmed on 12 March 2020, when two people returned from Norway and Turkey.
On 11 March, President Nana Akufo-Addo announced a budget increase of an equal amount to $US100 million[2] available to increase Ghana's coronavirus and response plan.[3]
Traveling to Ghana had been strongly discouraged until further notice from countries where at least 200 cases of COVID-19 were recorded was declared.[4][5]
On 15 March, President Nana Akufo-Addo banned all public gatherings including conferences, education facilities, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, church activities and other related events to reduce the spread of COVID-19.[6]
On 12 November, the country's first president Jerry Rawlings died from the infection in Accra, aged 73.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "COVID-19 Updates | Ghana". ghanahealthservice.org. Archived from the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ↑ "Panic 'hits' social media as Ghana confirms first cases of coronavirus". www.ghanaweb.com. 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: MPs to have temperature tested before entering chamber – Speaker". GhanaWeb. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ↑ "Ghana COVID-19 cases rise to six". Ghana Business News. 15 March 2020.
- ↑ Duncan, Jude (15 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Travellers from countries with over 200 cases won't be allowed in Ghana". Citi Newsroom.
- ↑ Nyabor, Jonas (15 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Government bans religious activities, funerals, all other public gatherings". Citi Newsroom. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ Jerry Rawlings, ex-Ghanaian president, dies from COVID-19