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COVID-19 government response timeline for Ghana

Find out what policies Ghana has implemented to combat the pandemic.
Jan 24th, 2020Jan 24
Level 1 of 4
C8: International travel controls - screening arrivalsDetails
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Mar 11th, 2020Mar 11
Level 0 of 3
C2: Workplace closing - no measuresDetails
Businesses were allowed to keep operating (until lockdown) but with enhanced hygiene measures- https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-51904164
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Mar 11th, 2020Mar 11
Level 1 of 2
H1: Public information campaigns - public officials urging caution about Covid-19Details
On the 11th of March 2020, the President of Ghana's first speech about the COVID-19 pandemic included stating that the Ministry of Information would be tasked to lead an educational campaign - https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/featured/coronavirus-govt-sets-aside-100-million-to-enhance-preparedness-and-response-in-ghana/2020/
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Mar 12th, 2020Mar 12
Level 2 of 2
H3: Contact tracing - comprehensive contact tracing; done for all identified casesDetails
Mar 13th, 2020Mar 13
Level 1 of 2
H1: Public information campaigns - public officials urging caution about Covid-19Details
Evidence of some efforts to share information with the public. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9qxXSVp3Uf/
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Mar 15th, 2020Mar 15
Level 2 of 2
H1: Public information campaigns - coordinated public information campaign (eg across traditional and social media)Details
A coordinated public informational campaign through this webpage. https://ghanahealthservice.org/covid19/
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Mar 16th, 2020Mar 16
Level 3 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing all levelsDetails
Excerpts from the President's speech noting school closures at all levels: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9xX3p0HCAZ/
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Mar 16th, 2020Mar 16
Level 2 of 2
C3: Cancel public events - require cancellingDetails
" All public gatherings, including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, sporting events and religious activities, such as services in churches and mosques, have been suspended for the next four (4) weeks. Private burials are permitted, but with limited numbers, not exceeding twenty-five (25) in attendance" https://www.moh.gov.gh/president-akufo-addo-addresses-nation-on-measures-taken-by-govt-to-combat-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
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Mar 16th, 2020Mar 16
Level 3 of 4
C4: Restrictions on gatherings - restrictions on gatherings between 11-100 peopleDetails
" All public gatherings, including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, sporting events and religious activities, such as services in churches and mosques, have been suspended for the next four (4) weeks. Private burials are permitted, but with limited numbers, not exceeding twenty-five (25) in attendance" https://www.moh.gov.gh/president-akufo-addo-addresses-nation-on-measures-taken-by-govt-to-combat-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
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Mar 16th, 2020Mar 16
Level 0 of 2
C5: Close public transport - no measuresDetails
No closure of transport, but enhanced sanitization procedures. "The Ministry of Transport should work with the transport unions and private and public transport operators to ensure enhanced hygienic conditions in all vehicles and terminals, by providing, amongst others, hand sanitizers, running water and soap for washing of hands" https://www.moh.gov.gh/president-akufo-addo-addresses-nation-on-measures-taken-by-govt-to-combat-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
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Mar 17th, 2020Mar 17
Level 3 of 4
C8: International travel controls - ban arrivals from some regionsDetails
Starting on March 17, Ghana banned entry to anyone who has been to a country with more than 200 coronavirus cases in the previous 14 days, unless they were official residents or Ghanaian nationals. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/coronavirus-travel-restrictions-border-shutdowns-country-200318091505922.html; Non-Ghanaian travellers and non-residents from high risk regions banned - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wfz-JpQqb/
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Mar 17th, 2020Mar 17
Level 1 of 3
H2: Testing policy - only those who both (a) have symptoms AND (b) meet specific criteria (eg key workers, admitted to hospital, came into contact with a known case, returned from overseas)Details
Mar 18th, 2020Mar 18
Level 1 of 3
H2: Testing policy - only those who both (a) have symptoms AND (b) meet specific criteria (eg key workers, admitted to hospital, came into contact with a known case, returned from overseas)Details
Mar 21st, 2020Mar 21
Level 3 of 3
H2: Testing policy - open public testing (eg "drive through" testing available to asymptomatic people)Details
In his address, the president said that "all persons that have come in contact with infected persons [will be] tested for the virus" https://twitter.com/moigovgh/status/1241474156891459586/photo/1
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Mar 22nd, 2020Mar 22
Level 4 of 4
C8: International travel controls - ban on all regions or total border closureDetails
Mar 28th, 2020Mar 28
Level 2 of 2
H3: Contact tracing - comprehensive contact tracing; done for all identified casesDetails
Update No.4 -Measures Taken Against the Spread of Coronavirus "The restrictions on movement will give us the opportunity to try to halt the spread of the virus, and scale-up effectively contact tracing of persons who have come into contact with infected persons, test them for the virus and, if necessary, isolate them for treatment, should they prove to have the virus". Retrieved from: /web/20200407001628/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B-QbxdbpXGI/
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Mar 30th, 2020Mar 30
Level 3 of 3
C2: Workplace closing - require closing (or work from home) for all-but-essential workplaces (eg grocery stores, doctors)Details
As part of the lockdown measures, the president stated that only individuals and institutions providing the following services shall be exempted from the restrictions: Individuals and institutions providing the following services shall be exempted from the restrictions: i Members of the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary; ii production, distribution and marketing of food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medicine, paper and plastic packages; iii environmental and sanitation activities; iv staff of VALCO; v road and railway construction workers; vi mining workers; vii fisherfolk; viii members of the security agencies assigned lawful duties; ix staff of electricity, water, telecommunications, e-commerce and digital service providers; and x staff of fuel stations. "So, effective 1am on Monday, 30th March, some forty-eight hours from now, I have imposed, pursuant to the powers granted the President of the Republic, under the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), restrictions on movement of persons in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA, which includes Awutu Senya East), and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area and contiguous districts, for a period of two (2) weeks, subject to review." http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1545-address-to-the-nation-by-president-of-the-republic-nana-addo-dankwa-akufo-addo-on-updates-to-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic-on-friday-27th-march-2020
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Mar 30th, 2020Mar 30
Level 2 of 2
C5: Close public transport - require closing (or prohibit most citizens from using it)Details
Ghana does not have a formal public transport system persay. Rather, the public depend on private companies to provide public transportation. As such, Once the lockdown was announced, the president in his speech added" there shall be in this period, no inter-city movement of vehicles and aircrafts for private or commerical purposes for the areas of restrictive measures, except for vehicles nad aircrafts providing essential services and those carrying cargo" https://www.facebook.com/moi.gov.gh/photos/a.1279963482038815/2816321835069631/?type=3&theater Evidence here that the transport ban affected state owned transport companies > https://newsghana.com.gh/accra-tema-bound-commercial-vehicles-grounded-in-ho/ Evidence here that some state owned transport buses which were initially halted after lockdown directive, were to be made available to provide essential services > http://vimnewsgh.com/ayalolo-buses-to-receive-govt-support-to-run-again-after-halting-services-due-covid-19-social-distancing-directive/
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Mar 30th, 2020Mar 30
Level 2 of 3
C6: Stay at home requirements - require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and 'essential' tripsDetails
From March 30, with the lockdowns of Accra and Kumansi regions, residents are advised to stay at home, and only to go out for essentials. http://archive.fo/wip/GBJRT
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Mar 30th, 2020Mar 30
Level 2 of 2
C7: Restrictions on internal movement - internal movement restrictions in placeDetails
"This, in essence, means that everyone resident in these areas must stay at home for the next two weeks. However, if you must go out, it must only be to get essential items such as food, medicine, water, undertake banking transactions, or to use public toilet facilities. But, as much as possible, stay at home. So, effective 1am on Monday, 30th March, some forty-eight hours from now, I have imposed, pursuant to the powers granted the President of the Republic, under the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), restrictions on movement of persons in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA, which includes Awutu Senya East), and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area and contiguous districts, for a period of two (2) weeks, subject to review... There shall be, during this period, no inter-city movement of vehicles and aircrafts for private or commercial purposes for the areas of the restrictive measures, except for vehicles and aircrafts providing essential services and those carrying cargo." http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1545-address-to-the-nation-by-president-of-the-republic-nana-addo-dankwa-akufo-addo-on-updates-to-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic-on-friday-27th-march-2020
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Apr 5th, 2020Apr 05
Level 1 of 2
E2: Debt/contract relief - narrow relief, specific to one kind of contractDetails
Apr 7th, 2020Apr 07
Level 3 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing all levelsDetails
In the first speech where the president ordered the closure of schools, he ordered it indefinitely. Schools have still not opened and the recent article below illustrates this by describing the online learning solutions teachers are coming up with. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/covid-19-reveals-educational-inequality-ghana-200407100729985.html
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Apr 7th, 2020Apr 07
Level 2 of 2
C7: Restrictions on internal movement - internal movement restrictions in placeDetails
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Apr 8th, 2020Apr 08
Level 3 of 3
H2: Testing policy - open public testing (eg "drive through" testing available to asymptomatic people)Details
"Within the locality or neighbourhood of a confirmed case, the opportunity is also being provided for persons to undergo voluntary testing to ascertain the extent of community spread." > http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1555-address-to-the-nation-by-president-akufo-addo-on-updates-to-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic
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Apr 9th, 2020Apr 09
Level 2 of 2
E2: Debt/contract relief - broadDetails
Government announces relief plans for electricity in addition to earlier relief plans for water supply "As part of measures to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on the social and economic life of the country, I indicated, in my last speech, that Government will absorb water bills for all Ghanaians for the next three months, i.e. April, May and June. Furthermore, water tankers, publicly and privately-owned, are being mobilised to ensure the supply of water to vulnerable communities. We have decided on further measures of mitigation for all Ghanaians for the next three months, i.e. April, May and June. Government will fully absorb electricity bills for the poorest of the poor, i.e. for all lifeline consumers, that is free electricity for persons who consume zero (0) to fifty (50) kilowatt hours a month for this period. In addition, for all other consumers, residential and commercial, Government will absorb, again, fifty percent (50%) of your electricity bill for this period, using your March 2020 bill as your benchmark" - Ghanaian President http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1560-president-akufo-addo-speaks-on-updates-to-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-covid-19
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Apr 13th, 2020Apr 13
Level 3 of 3
C2: Workplace closing - require closing (or work from home) for all-but-essential workplaces (eg grocery stores, doctors)Details
The lockdown in the targeted areas was extended for another week, meaning the same restrictions from previously, were still in operation. http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1560-president-akufo-addo-speaks-on-updates-to-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-covid-19
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Apr 13th, 2020Apr 13
Level 2 of 2
C3: Cancel public events - require cancellingDetails
The president, Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the initial one-month ban on public gatherings including religious activities and funerals by an additional two weeks. http://moi.gov.gh/prez-akufo-addo-extends-ban-on-public-gatherings-by-two-weeks/
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Apr 13th, 2020Apr 13
Level 3 of 4
C4: Restrictions on gatherings - restrictions on gatherings between 11-100 peopleDetails
The president, Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the initial one-month ban on public gatherings including religious activities and funerals by an additional two weeks. http://moi.gov.gh/prez-akufo-addo-extends-ban-on-public-gatherings-by-two-weeks/
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Apr 14th, 2020Apr 14
Level 2 of 2
C5: Close public transport - require closing (or prohibit most citizens from using it)Details
The lockdown in the targeted areas was extended for another week, meaning the same restrictions on public transport from previously, are still in operation. http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1560-president-akufo-addo-speaks-on-updates-to-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-covid-19
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Apr 15th, 2020Apr 15
Level 2 of 2
H3: Contact tracing - comprehensive contact tracing; done for all identified casesDetails
The presidents state adress on 5th April stated that " Indeed, for every confirmed case of COVID-19, all the contacts have been listed, monitored and tracked. Additionally, in the home or place of work of a confirmed case, all persons, be they at home or at work, have been tested, whether they had symptoms or not" > http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1555-address-to-the-nation-by-president-akufo-addo-on-updates-to-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic
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Apr 17th, 2020Apr 17
Level 3 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing all levelsDetails
School Closures remain in place despite lifting of lockdown on April 20th: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/20/africa/ghana-ends-lockdown-intl/index.html
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Apr 17th, 2020Apr 17
Level 2 of 2
H1: Public information campaigns - coordinated public information campaign (eg across traditional and social media)Details
Ghana Health Service has a dedicated page to Coronavirus - updated as of 22nd April. https://ghanahealthservice.org/covid19/archive.php
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Apr 18th, 2020Apr 18
Level 2 of 3
C6: Stay at home requirements - require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and 'essential' tripsDetails
partial lockdown for Accra and Kumasi https://archive.vn/sW0wL
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Apr 18th, 2020Apr 18
Level 2 of 2
C7: Restrictions on internal movement - internal movement restrictions in placeDetails
Partial Lockdown for Accra and 2 other large cities in Ghana to prevent the spread of COVID https://archive.vn/sW0wL
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Apr 19th, 2020Apr 19
Level 0 of 3
C6: Stay at home requirements - no measuresDetails
Apr 19th, 2020Apr 19
Level 0 of 2
C7: Restrictions on internal movement - no measuresDetails
With the lifting of the partial lockdown of Accra and two other cities on April 19th, there does not appear to be any limits to internal movement https://archive.vn/sW0wL
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Apr 20th, 2020Apr 20
Level 1 of 3
C2: Workplace closing - recommend closing (or recommend work from home)Details
Total lockdown imposed in some key cities was lifted on April 20th in a speech by the president which states "Businesses and other workplaces can continue to operate, observing staff management and workplace protocols with the view to achieving social distancing and hygiene protocols." - No Explicit reference to working from home but it is here assumed through "social distancing and hygiene protocols" - https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/2020/04/20/ghana-lifts-lockdown-on-key-regions-as-covid-19-cases-reach-1042/
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Apr 20th, 2020Apr 20
Level 1 of 2
C5: Close public transport - recommend closing (or significantly reduce volume/route/means of transport available)Details
Operators of public transport, including our buses, trotros and taxis, are to continue to run with a minimum number of passengers. https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/2020/04/20/ghana-lifts-lockdown-on-key-regions-as-covid-19-cases-reach-1042/
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Apr 20th, 2020Apr 20
Level 3 of 3
H2: Testing policy - open public testing (eg "drive through" testing available to asymptomatic people)Details
Apr 26th, 2020Apr 26
Level 3 of 4
C4: Restrictions on gatherings - restrictions on gatherings between 11-100 peopleDetails
On 26th April Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a two-week extension of a ban on social gatherings. I think the ban is for 10-100 people, because the BBC website states that funerals can be attended by a maximum of 25 people. https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/336566/ghana-authorities-extend-ban-on-public-gatherings-amid-covid-19-april-26-update-7 https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/04/27/ghana-extends-ban-on-social-gatherings-by-14-days-to-combat-covid-19/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52467495
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May 1st, 2020May 01
Level 2 of 2
E2: Debt/contract relief - broadDetails
"As part of measures to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on the social and economic life of the country, I indicated, in my last speech, that Government will absorb water bills for all Ghanaians for the next three months, i.e. April, May and June. Furthermore, water tankers, publicly and privately-owned, are being mobilised to ensure the supply of water to vulnerable communities. We have decided on further measures of mitigation for all Ghanaians for the next three months, i.e. April, May and June. Government will fully absorb electricity bills for the poorest of the poor, i.e. for all lifeline consumers, that is free electricity for persons who consume zero (0) to fifty (50) kilowatt hours a month for this period. In addition, for all other consumers, residential and commercial, Government will absorb, again, fifty percent (50%) of your electricity bill for this period, using your March 2020 bill as your benchmark" - Ghanaian President http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1560-president-akufo-addo-speaks-on-updates-to-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-covid-19
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May 11th, 2020May 11
Level 3 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing all levelsDetails
May 11th, 2020May 11
Level 2 of 2
C3: Cancel public events - require cancellingDetails
There will continue to be a ban on public gatherings, such as the holding of conferences, workshops, parties, nightclubs, drinking spots, beaches, festivals, political rallies, religious activities and sporting events. http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1582-president-akufo-addo-provides-update-on-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-covid-20
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May 11th, 2020May 11
Level 3 of 4
C4: Restrictions on gatherings - restrictions on gatherings between 11-100 peopleDetails
The ban on public gatherings, as set out in E.I 64, has been extended also to the end of the month, i.e. 31st May. There is still a ban on funerals, other than private burials conducted with not more than twenty-five (25) persons. http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1582-president-akufo-addo-provides-update-on-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-covid-20
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May 11th, 2020May 11
Level 4 of 4
C8: International travel controls - ban on all regions or total border closureDetails
The extension of the closure of our borders for one more month as the means to continue halting the importation of the virus into our country announced on May Day http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1582-president-akufo-addo-provides-update-on-ghana-s-enhanced-response-to-covid-20
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May 16th, 2020May 16
Level 3 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing all levelsDetails
All schools in Ghana still remain closed. https://www.ghanahealthservice.org/covid19/cancelled.php
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 3 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing all levelsDetails
Some classes will re-open on June 15 - final year junior high, senior high and university students that have exams http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 1 of 3
C2: Workplace closing - recommend closing (or recommend work from home)Details
"Market places, work places, public transport, and constitutional and statutory bodies such as the Electoral Commission, the National Commission for Civic Education and the National Identification Authority, whose activities were exempted from the outset from these restrictions, must conduct their activities in accordance with social distancing and the necessary hygiene and safety protocols." http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 2 of 2
C3: Cancel public events - require cancellingDetails
Extension of the suspension of the remaining public gatherings, as set out in E.I. 64 of 15th March, until 31st July - sporting events, nightclubs, cinemas, drinking spots, bars, beaches, festivals, funerals, political rallies, and large religious gatherings such as crusades, pilgrimages and conventions. Religious gatherings at 25% capacity with a maximum of 100 people will be allowed as from June 5 - according to presidential update no. 10 given on 31.05.2020 http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 3 of 4
C4: Restrictions on gatherings - restrictions on gatherings between 11-100 peopleDetails
Conferences, workshops, weddings, and political activities, except rallies, can now take place, but with limited numbers not exceeding one hundred (100) persons present, with the appropriate social distancing and hygiene protocols. http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 0 of 2
C5: Close public transport - no measuresDetails
Market places, work places, public transport, and constitutional and statutory bodies such as the Electoral Commission, the National Commission for Civic Education and the National Identification Authority, whose activities were exempted from the outset from these restrictions, must conduct their activities in accordance with social distancing and the necessary hygiene and safety protocols. http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 4 of 4
C8: International travel controls - ban on all regions or total border closureDetails
border, by air, land and sea, remains closed until further notice for human traffic - as per 31 May Presidential address http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 0 of 2
E1: Income support - no income supportDetails
No record found
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 2 of 2
E2: Debt/contract relief - broadDetails
See note from May 1st - relief measures valid from April to June In 31 May speech, president reiterated: In view of the obvious economic difficulties that the tough measures brought, I also announced far-reaching reliefs to ease the economic and social burden on households and businesses. These included subsidies on utilities for all, tax reliefs and financial packages for businesses, and incentives for our frontline health workers." " http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 2 of 2
H1: Public information campaigns - coordinated public information campaign (eg across traditional and social media)Details
Dedicated website by Ghana Health Services and regular presidential updates indicative of coordination
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 3 of 3
H2: Testing policy - open public testing (eg "drive through" testing available to asymptomatic people)Details
" Our ability to trace, test, and treat persons with the virus has improved considerably; we now have a large army of efficient contact tracers; we have expanded the number of testing facilities from two (2) to ten (10) across the country; and we have increased appreciably the number of quarantine, isolation and treatment centres." - Statement by President on 31 May http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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May 26th, 2020May 26
Level 2 of 2
H3: Contact tracing - comprehensive contact tracing; done for all identified casesDetails
" Our ability to trace, test, and treat persons with the virus has improved considerably; we now have a large army of efficient contact tracers; we have expanded the number of testing facilities from two (2) to ten (10) across the country; and we have increased appreciably the number of quarantine, isolation and treatment centres." - Statement by President on 31 May http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 4th, 2020Jun 04
Level 0 of 2
C5: Close public transport - no measuresDetails
Private burials are taking place, market places, public transport, including domestic air transport, restaurants, hotels, individual and non-contact sports, and our constitutional and statutory bodies are conducting their activities in accordance with social distancing and the relevant hygiene protocols. http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1599-update-no-11-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 4th, 2020Jun 04
Level 4 of 4
C8: International travel controls - ban on all regions or total border closureDetails
Our border, by air, land and sea, remains closed until further notice for human traffic. However, given that there are Ghana residents stranded abroad, special dispensation is going to be given for their evacuation back to Ghana, where they will be subjected to the mandatory quarantine and safety protocols. http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1599-update-no-11-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 4th, 2020Jun 04
Level 0 of 2
E1: Income support - no income supportDetails
See note from May 1st - relief measures valid from April to June In 31 May speech, president reiterated: In view of the obvious economic difficulties that the tough measures brought, I also announced far-reaching reliefs to ease the economic and social burden on households and businesses. These included subsidies on utilities for all, tax reliefs and financial packages for businesses, and incentives for our frontline health workers." " http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 4th, 2020Jun 04
Level 2 of 2
E2: Debt/contract relief - broadDetails
See note from May 1st - relief measures valid from April to June In 31 May speech, president reiterated: In view of the obvious economic difficulties that the tough measures brought, I also announced far-reaching reliefs to ease the economic and social burden on households and businesses. These included subsidies on utilities for all, tax reliefs and financial packages for businesses, and incentives for our frontline health workers." " http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 5th, 2020Jun 05
Level 3 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing all levelsDetails
Some classes will re-open on June 15 - final year junior high, senior high and university students that have exams http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 5th, 2020Jun 05
Level 1 of 3
C2: Workplace closing - recommend closing (or recommend work from home)Details
"Market places, work places, public transport, and constitutional and statutory bodies such as the Electoral Commission, the National Commission for Civic Education and the National Identification Authority, whose activities were exempted from the outset from these restrictions, must conduct their activities in accordance with social distancing and the necessary hygiene and safety protocols." http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 5th, 2020Jun 05
Level 2 of 2
C3: Cancel public events - require cancellingDetails
Extension of the suspension of the remaining public gatherings, as set out in E.I. 64 of 15th March, until 31st July - sporting events, nightclubs, cinemas, drinking spots, bars, beaches, festivals, funerals, political rallies, and large religious gatherings such as crusades, pilgrimages and conventions. http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 5th, 2020Jun 05
Level 3 of 4
C4: Restrictions on gatherings - restrictions on gatherings between 11-100 peopleDetails
Friday, 5th June, we will begin Stage One of the process of easing restrictions. An abridged format for religious services can commence. Twenty-five percent (25%) attendance, with a maximum number of one hundred (100) congregants, can worship at a time in church or at the mosque. Private burials, now with a maximum of one hundred (100) persons, can continue to be performed. Restaurants, providing seated services, can operate under appropriate social distancing arrangements and hygiene protocols. Conferences, workshops, weddings, and political activities, except rallies, can now take place, but with limited numbers not exceeding one hundred (100) persons present, with the appropriate social distancing and hygiene protocols. http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 5th, 2020Jun 05
Level 2 of 2
H1: Public information campaigns - coordinated public information campaign (eg across traditional and social media)Details
Dedicated website by Ghana Health Services and regular presidential updates indicative of coordination
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Jun 5th, 2020Jun 05
Level 3 of 3
H2: Testing policy - open public testing (eg "drive through" testing available to asymptomatic people)Details
Our ability to trace, test, and treat persons with the virus has improved considerably; we now have a large army of efficient contact tracers; we have expanded the number of testing facilities from two (2) to ten (10) across the country; and we have increased appreciably the number of quarantine, isolation and treatment centres http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1599-update-no-11-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 5th, 2020Jun 05
Level 2 of 2
H3: Contact tracing - comprehensive contact tracing; done for all identified casesDetails
Our ability to trace, test, and treat persons with the virus has improved considerably; we now have a large army of efficient contact tracers; we have expanded the number of testing facilities from two (2) to ten (10) across the country; and we have increased appreciably the number of quarantine, isolation and treatment centres. http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1599-update-no-11-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 22nd, 2020Jun 22
Level 2 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing (only some levels or categories, eg just high school, or just public schools)Details
From today final year senior high school students (SHS 3), and second year Gold Track students returned to school - this was announced yesterday by the President: http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1601-update-no-12-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 2 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing (only some levels or categories, eg just high school, or just public schools)Details
Only exam classes remain enrolled in school.
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Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 1 of 3
C2: Workplace closing - recommend closing (or recommend work from home)Details
President continue to admonish people to observe hygiene and distancing measures in their daily lives http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1605-update-no-13-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 3 of 4
C4: Restrictions on gatherings - restrictions on gatherings between 11-100 peopleDetails
The restrictions remain. "There will be no mass gatherings and no sporting activities. Religious activities, under the new protocols, will be permitted" http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1601-update-no-12-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 0 of 2
C5: Close public transport - no measuresDetails
Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 0 of 3
C6: Stay at home requirements - no measuresDetails
Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 0 of 2
C7: Restrictions on internal movement - no measuresDetails
Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 4 of 4
C8: International travel controls - ban on all regions or total border closureDetails
Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 2 of 2
E2: Debt/contract relief - broadDetails
Relief measures lasted till June
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Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 2 of 2
H1: Public information campaigns - coordinated public information campaign (eg across traditional and social media)Details
Dedicated Ministry of Health Website and media campaigns President urged the media to "continue the positive work of public education they have been engaged in, especially, now, as restrictions are being systematically eased." http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1601-update-no-12-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 3 of 3
H2: Testing policy - open public testing (eg "drive through" testing available to asymptomatic people)Details
No reason to believe the policy has changed. Presidents last speech states" t has been three and a half months since we begun our fight to defeat the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. It has, so far, been a co-ordinated and enhanced response, with tracing, testing, isolating, treating, and the maintenance of the relevant social distancing and hygiene protocols being the weapons we continue to employ to help contain the spread of the virus." http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1601-update-no-12-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jun 26th, 2020Jun 26
Level 2 of 2
H3: Contact tracing - comprehensive contact tracing; done for all identified casesDetails
Jun 29th, 2020Jun 29
Level 2 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing (only some levels or categories, eg just high school, or just public schools)Details
On 29 June, Junior High School students were the final batch set to open in order to write BECE exams: "From, tomorrow, Monday, 29th June, 2020, final year Junior High School students, in seventeen thousand, four hundred and thirty-nine (17,439) schools across the country, will return to school to prepare and sit for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). They will be the final, and, indeed, the largest batch of students to return to school." http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1605-update-no-13-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jul 1st, 2020Jul 01
Level 0 of 2
E2: Debt/contract relief - no debt/contract reliefDetails
Policy ended in June
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 1 of 3
C2: Workplace closing - recommend closing (or recommend work from home)Details
No further announcements on workplaces - social distancing highly recommended
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 2 of 2
C3: Cancel public events - require cancellingDetails
I have, by Executive Instrument, provided for these new directions, and extended the suspension of the remaining public gatherings, as set out in E.I. 64 of 15th March, until 31st July. In here, I refer to the suspension of sporting events, nightclubs, cinemas, drinking spots, bars, beaches, festivals, funerals, political rallies, and large religious gatherings such as crusades, pilgrimages and conventions." http://www.presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1597-update-no-10-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 3 of 4
C4: Restrictions on gatherings - restrictions on gatherings between 11-100 peopleDetails
Restrictions on religious and personal gatherings continue to be set at a maximum 100 people: "There will be no mass gatherings and no sporting activities. Religious activities, under the new protocols, will be permitted" http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1601-update-no-12-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 0 of 2
C5: Close public transport - no measuresDetails
No further announcements on public transports, which remain open - Continuing social hygiene recommendations in Update no 12 http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1601-update-no-12-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 0 of 3
C6: Stay at home requirements - no measuresDetails
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 0 of 2
C7: Restrictions on internal movement - no measuresDetails
Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 4 of 4
C8: International travel controls - ban on all regions or total border closureDetails
Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 0 of 2
E1: Income support - no income supportDetails
No announcements on income support for lost work
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 0 of 2
E2: Debt/contract relief - no debt/contract reliefDetails
No new debt relief measures have been announced since end of policy at end of June
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 2 of 2
H1: Public information campaigns - coordinated public information campaign (eg across traditional and social media)Details
Public info campaign coordinated by Ghana Health Service dedicated website and social media via Twitter https://ghanahealthservice.org/covid19/archive.php
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 3 of 3
H2: Testing policy - open public testing (eg "drive through" testing available to asymptomatic people)Details
No further announcements on testing - testing rates generally announced as "high": "As at Saturday 27th June, 2020 [...] we have four thousand, two hundred and forty-five (4,245) active cases, having conducted two hundred and ninety-four thousand, eight hundred and sixty-seven (294,867) tests, one of the highest on the continent." http://presidency.gov.gh/index.php/briefing-room/speeches/1605-update-no-13-measures-taken-to-combat-spread-of-coronavirus
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Jul 7th, 2020Jul 07
Level 2 of 2
H3: Contact tracing - comprehensive contact tracing; done for all identified casesDetails
"Enhanced contact tracing" continues nationwide by Ghana Health Services (as at 13 July) https://ghanahealthservice.org/covid19/archive.php
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Aug 3rd, 2020Aug 03
Level 2 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing (only some levels or categories, eg just high school, or just public schools)Details
No change. Schools and universities reopened for a minority of students only. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ghana/coronavirus
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Aug 3rd, 2020Aug 03
Level 2 of 2
C3: Cancel public events - require cancellingDetails
Despite some easing of social distancing requirements, all changes are still subject to strict limits on numbers, adherence to social distancing and the wearing of PPE. Beaches, cinemas and nightclubs remain closed. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ghana/coronavirus
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Aug 3rd, 2020Aug 03
Level 0 of 2
C5: Close public transport - no measuresDetails
On 26 July, the President announced that public transport systems have permission to operate at full capacity https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ghana/coronavirus
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Aug 3rd, 2020Aug 03
Level 0 of 2
C7: Restrictions on internal movement - no measuresDetails
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Aug 3rd, 2020Aug 03
Level 4 of 4
C8: International travel controls - ban on all regions or total border closureDetails
On 21 March, the Government of Ghana announced the closure of the country’s borders, including the suspension of international flights as well as the closure of all land and sea borders until further notice. There are currently no commercial options available to return to the UK from Ghana. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ghana/coronavirus
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Aug 13th, 2020Aug 13
Level 4 of 4
C8: International travel controls - ban on all regions or total border closureDetails
Following the president's update on the COVID-19 situation, Ghana is now able to provide free COVID-19 tests to all returning travellers. https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/ghana/4-critical-updates-akufo-addo-gave-ghanaians-in-his-15th-covid-19-address/ar-BB1825P1
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Aug 24th, 2020Aug 24
Level 2 of 3
C1: School closing - require closing (only some levels or categories, eg just high school, or just public schools)Details
University students have returned to face-to-face teaching on August 24. All other school levels seem to remain closed, hence 2G: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/ghana/4-critical-updates-akufo-addo-gave-ghanaians-in-his-15th-covid-19-address/ar-BB1825P1
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Data is collected from public sources by a team of over one hundred Oxford University students and staff from every part of the world. Please note: not all countries are equally up to date; for certain countries, some indicators will be missing for some days.
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