to 471,930, leaving 14,085 active cases at the end of the month. october to december 2022 there were 373 new cases in october, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 493,960. the death toll remained unchanged. the number of recovered patients increased to 472,098, leaving 14,290 active cases at the end of the month. there were 618 new cases in november, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 494,578. the death toll remained unchanged. the number of recovered patients increased to 472,443, leaving 14,563 active cases at the end of the month. there were 3,423 new cases in december, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 498,001. the death toll remained unchanged. the number of recovered patients increased to 479,993, leaving 10,436 active cases at the end of the month. january to december 2023 there were 1,591 new cases in january, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 499,592. the death toll remained unchanged. the number of recovered patients increased to 486,726, leaving 5,294 active cases at the end of the month. there were 367 new cases in february, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 499,959. the death toll remained unchanged. the number of recovered patients increased to 487,221, leaving 5,166 active cases at the end of the month. there were 478 new cases in march, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 500,437. the death toll rose to 7,573. the number of recovered patients increased to 487,503, leaving 5,361 active cases at the end of the month. there were 379 new cases in april, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 500,816. the death toll rose to 7,574. the number of recovered patients increased to 487,838, leaving 5,404 active cases at the end of the month. reactions on 16 march 2020, the office of the prime minister announced that schools, sporting events, and public gatherings shall be suspended for 15 days. on 20 march 2020, ethiopian airlines suspended flights to 30 countries affected with the coronavirus. on the same date it was announced that anyone entering the country should undergo a mandatory self-quarantine for 14 days. night clubs in addis ababa are also to remain closed until further notice. on 23 march 2020, ethiopia closed all land borders and deployed security forces to halt the movement of people along the borders. on 25 march 2020, 4,011 prisoners were granted pardon by the ethiopian president sahle-work zewde in an effort to prevent the coronavirus spread. the pardon applies only to prisoners convicted of minor crimes who are serving sentences of up to three years and those who are about to be released. on 29 march 2020, ethiopian airlines suspended flights to more than 80 countries. on 2 april 2020, the federal attorney general granted pardon for 1,559 prisoners. on 8 april 2020, the council of ministers declared a five-month long state of emergency in response to the growing number of coronavirus cases. the state of emergency was approved on 10 april by the parliament. regional governments after multiple cases of the virus were reported, several regions of the country took measures to prevent further spread of the virus. travel restrictions and lock downs were imposed by amhara, oromia, tigray, southern nations, nationalities, and peoples' region, benishangul gumuz, afar, somali, gambela regions. amhara on 25 march 2020, the amhara regional government ordered civil servants that are at high risk to work from home. on 29 march 2020, a ban on all incoming public transportation vehicles were ordered. on 30 march 2020, it was announced that anyone who returned from abroad in the previous three weeks should report to the local health offices. on 31 march 2020, a 14-day total lockdown of bahir dar and three other towns was imposed. oromia a cdc-sponsored poster on covid-19 standard precaution and transmission prevention in oromia. on 29 march 2020, city of adama in oromia ordered a complete ban on public transportation systems. the order came after two people tested positive for the virus in the city. the town of asella and metu also took measures banning movement of all public transportation to and from the city. on 30 march 2020, a complete ban on cross-country and inter-city public transportation was imposed. on 7 april 2020, the regional state released 13,231 prisoners. tigray on 26 march 2020, tigray region declared a 15-day region-wide state of emergency, banning all travel and public activities within the region to prevent the spread of the virus. on 29 march 2020, closure of all cafes and restaurants were ordered. the measures taken also include banning landlords from evicting tenants or increasing rent. any travelers entering the state are also required to report to the nearest health office. on 6 april 2020, the regional state released 1,601 prisoners. information on management of the covid-19 pandemic became difficult to obtain during the tigray war that started in november 2020. looting of the means of survival and the military fighting itself led to emergency conditions of acute food insecurity and difficulties in prioritising anti-pandemic measures. as of january 2021, only five out of 40 hospitals were "physically accessible" and most hospitals outside of the tigrayan capital mekelle had been looted or destroyed. an ocha report suggested that "massive community transmission of the pandemic" could have started taking place in tigray region, with big movements of people as a contributing factor. impact economic the united nations economic commission for africa estimated that covid-19 will shave 2.9 percentage points off of ethiopia's economic growth for fiscal year 2020. the pandemic has affected ethiopia's flower export industry significantly. after europe was hit with the coronavirus, the demand for flowers has plummeted and the price dropped by more than 80%. a total of 150,000 employees in this industry are also at the risk of losing their jobs. ethiopian airlines, the country's flag carrier, reported that it is working at only 10% of its capacity because of the covid-19 pandemic. the ceo, tewolde gebremariam, reported a loss of $550 million in the months of january to april 2020. educational more than 26 million students are affected by school closures due to the coronavirus. consequently, school feeding programmes for around 1 million children across multiple regions of the country have stopped. political the general elections which were set to be held on 29 august 2020 won't be held on the scheduled date, according to a statement by the national electoral board of ethiopia released on 31 march. the board also stated that it has temporarily ceased all activities related to the election. some people have been arrested for allegedly spreading false information about the covid-19 pandemic. statistics total number of confirmed cases