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On 30 July 2020, the GHS asserted that it was expanding COVID-19 testing to hospitals across Ghana. [67] The Government distributed 50,000 PCR testing kits and other kits to COVID-19 testing facilities across Ghana. [68] laboratory equipment and supplies were delivered by the government, improving the testing capacity of the nation. [69]
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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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]
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.
COVID-19 is the deadliest pandemic in US history; [360] it was the third-leading cause of death in the US in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. [361] From 2019 to 2020, US life expectancy dropped by 3 years for Hispanic Americans, 2.9 years for African Americans, and 1.2 years for white Americans. [362]
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