the world bank showed that about 770,000 workers (25.7% of the total workforce), had their wages reduced and about 42,000 employees were laid off during the country's covid-19 partial lock-down. government responses government claimed it was not relenting in its efforts to ensure people abide by the law that criminalizes the act of not using face masks. parliament of ghana approved a tax waiver on income taxes of ghs174 million cedis (equivalent to us$30 million) for front line health workers. the parliament of ghana has granted a tax waiver of ghs174 million cedis on income taxes of frontline workers. this spans for three months thus july, august and september 2020. president nana akufo-addo chose 1 september 2020 as the date to reopen the borders which have been closed due to the outbreak of covid-19 in ghana. data from the nbssi indicated that about 120,000 out of the over 700,000 who applied for the cap business support program were said to have received financial support. government claimed it spent over gh¢76 million in the disinfection, fumigation and cleaning-up of markets, lorry parks and other social amenities across the country. reported cases for details see timeline of the covid-19 pandemic in ghana. there were 2,184 new cases in september, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 46,482. the death toll rose to 301. the number of recovered patients increased to 45,651, leaving 530 active cases at the end of the month. economic impact the ministry of finance claimed there was an increase in cost of servicing the national debt which was caused by the shock brought about by covid-19 which caused revenues to fall. the finance minister claimed there is a possible post-covid-19 economic recovery and attainment of sdgs with digitization, increase in private capital etc. the governor of the bog claimed the economy of ghana began to experience some recovery as price pressures which was a result of the covid-19 pandemic restrictions and lock down. gss revealed in a survey that about 90 per cent of businesses in ghana recorded low sales during the lock down period. government responses government relaunched the gh covid-19 tracker app after it was launched on 13 april. the president disclosed that the government, through the moe, planned a relief package for private schools who were affected by covid-19 induced shutdown of schools. according to the deputy minister of health, the state would bear the cost of treatment for passengers who tested positive for covid-19. the moe partnered with unesco to ensure all ghanaians are educated on the covid-19 pandemic by using local dialects on the international literacy day. the minister of employment and labor relations claimed government's intervention in easing of restrictions restored over 2,849 out of the over 11,000 job losses due to the pandemic. government established a committee to bring about modalities to implement the national unemployment insurance scheme to help those who lost their jobs during the pandemic. government extended the free water package to the end of 2020 due to covid-19. the president donated 10,000 beds to the moh for distribution to health centres across ghana. government supported entrepreneurs with disability in the northern, north east and savannah regions with an amount of gh¢200,000 to help them in their businesses due to the impact of covid-19. according to the information minister, government took note of new waves of the virus in europe and the us. he also called on ghanaians to keep on adhering to the covid-19 protocols to prevent a new wave of infections. he also claimed that the testing regime that was used at kia would help prevent the importation of the virus. government released packages to partners in the tourism industry and other businesses to help them against the pandemic. according to the deputy minister for foreign affairs, 2,262 ghanaians in lebanon were evacuated during the covid-19 lock down and an amount of $1,062,600 was spent. the vice president claimed government considered providing financial support to private schools who were affected by the covid-19 pandemic. bans and restrictions the president extended the executive instrument by making compulsory the wearing of face masks. he also lifted the ban on football as he announced ghana's premier league and another league resumes in october, 2020. according to the president, beaches, cinemas nightclubs and pubs should still be closed due to covid-19. the ghana women's premier league was set to begin in january 2021 after the government placed a ban on all football related activities in march 2020 due to covid-19. reported cases for details see timeline of the covid-19 pandemic in ghana the ghs claimed there was no covid-19 death recovered in ghana in the month of october. economic impacts according to executive secretary of chamber of petroleum consumers, consumers were expected to buy fuel at a lower cost due to the outbreak of covid-19 which has affected global oil markets. the deputy governor of bog claimed covid-19 impacted the compelling of central banks to implement extra responses. finance ministers in africa asked for about us$300 billion to accelerate economic recovery and other factors for vulnerable countries. traders in some parts of the country blamed the increment of foodstuffs to the outbreak of the pandemic. community and rural banks were commended for applying strategies to remain resilient during the pandemic. a rating from an american agency claimed the country's economy experienced a shock after the outbreak of the pandemic and has also worsened the already low public finances of the country. the president claimed the economy of ghana bounced back 'strongly'. imf cautioned ghana and other african countries on debts due to the crisis caused by the pandemic. according to the gipc, the country clearly cruised from the impacts of the pandemic compared to other countries. figures from the gss claimed the country's economy fall was a result of restrictions caused by the outbreak of covid-19. government responses government released some packages to partners in the tourism industry and others to help their businesses because of the effects of the pandemic. government's cap buss was claimed to have created jobs mainly owned by the youth from the impact of the pandemic. government pleaded with chiefs to lead the community engagement and risk education strategy to create more awareness on corona virus and adherence of the protocols. the government with the effort of ministry of business development collaborated with other organizations to launch the post-covid-19 business recovery initiative. government with the support of wfp disbursed an amount of gh¢11 million to vulnerable people in three regions in the country. the president said ghana would not increase the covid-19 test period for travelers to the country. he also claimed government expanded testing facilities for the virus to private hospitals and others. government launched an amount to aid banks in ghana to give financial help to smes for their recovery from the shocks of the pandemic. government lifted the number of persons who could go to events etc. the government through the deputy minister for trade claimed about 18.8million face masks were manufactured in the country, and also more than 10,000 jobs were created locally for ppe production. government claimed ghana's health system improved because of the fight against covid-19 and would further invest in the health sector. government claimed it spent about ghc 11.788 billion and created more than 350,000 jobs across ghana and also saved $16.8 million. government with the gfa begun the covid-19 testing of players and club members. government through the moti partnered with the nation's chamber of pharmacy to launch the covid-19 support measures at the pharmaceutical sector. government supported over 10,000 smes in the volta region who were affected by the pandemic under the cap buss distributed by the nbssi. bans and restrictions the president of the creative arts council, mark okraku-mantey cautioned against those who are pushing for the reopening of night clubs in ghana. the ncce urged the ghana police service to be vigilant in enforcing the law on the compulsory wearing of face masks in ghana. beaches across the country were claimed to have been deserted as part of the measures taken by the government to help the prevent the spread of the virus. the minister for information said cinemas and night clubs are high-risk places for the spread of the virus. the accra sport stadium was set to accommodate 9,500 supporters for the 2020–21 gpl because of covid-19 restrictions. the national film authority-action group pleaded with the president to lift the ban on cinemas. reported cases ghana's case count saw a sharp increase of active cases. ghana's covid-19 infections passed 50,000. at the end of november the total number of cases stood at 51,667, an increase by 3,612 during the month. the death toll rose by three to 323. ghana's covid-19 active cases declined slightly. ghana's covid-19 active cases began to drop. for details see timeline of the covid-19 pandemic in ghana economic impacts a union in the country claimed the pandemic disrupted ghana's economy and placed threats to lives and livelihoods. an economist claimed the effect of covid-19 on economies might go beyond a century. a research conducted by agi revealed about 89% of businesses were affected by covid-19. according to the finance minister, about 19 soes lost about gh¢1.6 billion because of the pandemic. ghana's maritime sector was disrupted by the pandemic as it impacted the shipping industry with drops in imports and exports. an economist blamed the government for ghana's economic difficulties and claimed it was not due to the pandemic. the governor of bog said the government was approaching the limits of the covid-19 interventions. the pandemic caused the increase in ghana's public debt. the private sector was claimed to have grown at a fast pace as the economy of ghana was recovering from covid-19 effects. government responses government was appealed by the pharmaceutical society of ghana to give insurance packages to families of pharmacists who passed during covid-19. government received financial support from a foundation to provide systems in the fight against covid-19. government planned to enhance ways of tracing, testing and treatment to stop the renewed threat of covid-19, and also the release of logistics to help in the process of contact tracing. government also extended the relief packages for health workers until the end of the year. government claimed a 100-bed infectious disease centre would be opened to help fight against the virus. government was claimed to have engaged nmimr and other pharmaceutical institutions to produce herbal medicine. government launched the ghana cares program for economic transformation post covid-19. government in collaboration with unicef and mastercard foundation launched the covid-19 education recovery and resilience program. bans and restrictions. a research fellow at ug dismissed the suggestions of locking down some parts of ghana. the general secretary of ghs warned the government might be forced to declare another lock down if ghana's cases continue to rise. the gma cautioned there was likely for the country to go on another lock down if covid-19 cases continue to rise. disinfection and fumigation government under the ministry of local government and rural development began the third phase of the national market disinfection exercise to control the spread of the virus. the regional deputy minister for savannah region claimed the disinfection activities has helped in the fight against the pandemic. markets and lorry stations were disinfected in the upper west region to stop the spread of the virus. lorry parks and marketplaces were disinfected in the volta region to halt the spread of covid-19. markets in bimbilla and yendi were also disinfected. markets in the bolgatanga municipal were also disinfected. markets and lorry stations in the oti region were also fumigated. financial response the chairperson of the covid-19 national trust fund claimed the firm is in need of funds to undertake its duties. the minister for gender, children and social protection claimed government would provide some cash transfers to persons in poverty as a covid-19 relief measure. reported cases for details see timeline of the covid-19 pandemic in ghana ghana's active cases passed 52,500. it was claimed there was an increase of covid-19 cases in 5 municipalities and districts in bono east region. it was revealed the greater accra region remained the hot spot for the virus in ghana. 11 people were claimed to be intense conditions and one