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• TITLE: The Impact and Opportunities of COVID-19 in Ghana

  AUTHORS: Richard Sam Dickson, Deli Yao

  KEYWORDS: COVID-19, Impact on the African Continent and Ghana, Responses, Economy, Opportunity

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.8 No.10, October 15, 2020

  ABSTRACT: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has recently abstracted the world’s most excellent focus. Until mid-August, the number of confirmed cases reached more than 945,165 in Africa with Ghana being third with the highest number of reported cases (42,210). This paper will introduce Ghana and the African continent’s virus effects. This perspective aims to update the prevalence and inform about COVID-19 in Ghana, and also explores the economic impact of the global pandemic on a developing country like Ghana, Ghana’s responses, opportunities presented and strategies in combating the virus.