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The government set aside 80million Ghana cedis to pay frontline health workers' incentive package as part of Ghana's COVID-19 pandemic preparedness. [57] The Minister for Employment and Labor Relations stated an amount of GH¢320 million was spent on health workers as part of the Government's COVID-19 relief package. [58]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first two cases in Ghana were confirmed on 12 March 2020, when two infected people came to Ghana, one from Norway and the other from Turkey .
On 16 May, Nana Akufo-Addo addressed the country concerning COVID-19 management, [753] [754] he claimed the Restrictions Act (Act 1012) was still in force, [755] he also claimed the second COVID-19 vaccination exercise would begin on 19 May 2021, [756] [757] he also claimed the government was making efforts for Ghanaians to receive the vaccine.
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COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana began on Monday 1 March 2021 after the country became the first recipient of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as part of the COVAX initiative. As of 6 June 2021, Ghana has administered 1,230,000 vaccine doses.
Across England there are currently 16,621 Covid patients in hospital, down from 17,120 a week ago. Earlier, Dr David Nabarro said it is “important that there is no premature promising that ...
A roadmap to easing restrictions in Ireland that included five stages was adopted by the government on 1 May 2020 and subsequently published online. [205] The fourth and final phase of easing COVID-19 restrictions in Ireland was initially scheduled to take place on 20 July, but was repeatedly postponed until 31 August at the earliest. [206]
A Ghana of opportunity, prosperity, and justice for all." Ghanaians have been hit particularly hard by inflation in recent years, which reached a peak of 54.1% in 2022.