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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 .
The railway features state-of-the-art infrastructure, including a 300-meter bridge over the Volta River, which is a significant engineering accomplishment in the region. To complement the railway line, two Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains were procured at a cost of $4.2 million to enhance passenger transportation along the corridor. [7]
In 1976, SMCD 95 separated the railway from ports as the Ghana Railway Corporation. [3] [8] [9] The company enjoyed the status of a public corporation until 19 March 2001, when it became a limited liability company. [1] The original 304-kilometre (189 mi) Eastern Railway was built in 1923 by the British for the purpose of hauling minerals and ...
The Ghan was suspended for five months from March to August 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions and border closures – the longest suspension in the train's existence. The first post-COVID train departed Adelaide for Darwin on 31 August 2020.
The border agency will temporarily suspend operations at the international railway crossings starting at 8 a.m. (local time) on Monday, Dec. 18, at bridges in El Paso and in Eagle Pass in South Texas.
The railway system in Ghana has historically been confined to the plains south of the barrier range on mountains north of the city of Kumasi.However, the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge railway, totalling 935 kilometres (581 mi), is presently undergoing major rehabilitation and inroads to the interior are now being made.
Six San Francisco public transport employees who were fired for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines have been awarded more than $1 million each. Transit workers fired for refusing COVID vaccines on ...
The heritage steam railway looks to raise £450,000 as passenger numbers fall and costs rise.