Families encouraged to celebrate Halloween outside and with small gatherings
Children can trick-or-treat this year with precautions, says Nunavut’s chief public health officer. Dr. Michael Patterson made the announcement Wednesday in response to a question from a student at a virtual COVID-19 town hall for schools. “There will be a Halloween this year,” he said. He advised those planning to don costumes and hunt for...
All active cases in Coral Harbour have recovered
Active cases are present in 6 of the region’s 14 communities
'There is a risk of catching COVID-19 everywhere in Nunavik,' warns regional health board
Masks still mandatory in all Nunavut communities
Non-essential services shut in both communities, curfew and travel restrictions in place
Residents must stay home from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m.
There are now 7 active cases in the Nunavik community
Individual who tested positive no longer in region, health board says
Health Department points to ‘memorial gatherings’ in late September as source of exposure risk
Health Department says dose is available with a referral from a doctor or nurse practitioner
A COVID-19 outbreak continues in Greenland’s capital, while the illness is discovered for the first time on the east coast
Agnico Eagle says 11 employees at site have presumptive cases
Public health restrictions introduced in the community
Unvaccinated and partly vaccinated workers entering the territory will be required to isolate, with exceptions
Patients with handwritten vaccination receipts will receive new copies
Health Department awaiting green light from Ottawa, following promising results from Pfizer-BioNTech
Affected people are related and in isolation, regional health board says
‘The risk of the virus transmitting in the community is low,’ says Dr. Patterson
1 case found in Kinngait, the other in Kugluktuk
Public health officials say Dorset Suites possible point of Kinngait exposure
Masks mandatory in community’s indoor public places and outdoors where physical distancing isn’t possible
Mandate to be in effect starting Oct. 15
As of Aug. 22, 44 per cent of the eligible population is fully vaccinated
First new case in almost two months involves a traveller who tested positive after flying from Ottawa
Ministers talk mandating shots for travel, GN employees and booster shots
Individual flew in from Winnipeg on Tuesday
Agnico Eagle says it’s not related to August case at site, or the one in Rankin Inlet
Residents will now need to wear masks in public places, says chief medical health officer
