Aim is to help curb spread of highly contagious Delta variant in southern Canada
Updated on June 21, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. The Canadian Red Cross is helping Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. with contact tracing the COVID-19 outbreak at its Mary River, as cases connected to the outbreak continue to crop up in the south.
639 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine administered in first 48 hours
New infections linked to fly-in, fly-out workers took place at ‘relatively large’ social events
Even before NTI’s walk-in vaccination clinic officially opened at 1 pm. on Wednesday, the line was already out the door and wrapped halfway down the length of Iqaluit’s curling rink. While the clinic is offering adult Iqaluit residents a chance to receive the Moderna vaccine, those lined up were the city’s youth—and their guardians—anxious to be among the first in the territory to get the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Indigenous northerners in territorial capitals less likely to report getting vaccinated than non-Indigenous northerners, StatCan survey suggests
‘I want the decisions to be taken by the communities…. Our role is to support them in those efforts’
Mining company’s territorial workers have been paid to stay home for past 15 months
Testing found no new cases at Aqsarniit school, after 2 students were positive last week
Changes start Monday for double-vaccinated Nunavimmiut
Government of Nunavut announces plan after two students tested positive over the weekend
Nunavut’s active cases climb to 9 after dropping to a single case earlier in the week
Hailu Hunde reopens Kings Cut after 2 months of little-to-no income
Guests, visitors or patients should isolate immediately
Premier Joe Savikataaq announces 4 new cases of the virus on Friday
After two months, King Cuts owner Hailu Hunde prepares for his customers to return
Hailu Hunde, the owner of Iqaluit’s Kings Cut barber shop, prepares for reopening on Thursday. Personal service businesses in Nunavut’s capital are allowed to reopen Friday as public health measures relax following a decline in COVID-19 cases. Hunde expects to be busy—he’s booked solid until Tuesday. (Photo by David Venn)
‘There’s no reason to think that this means that we have to pause or change the public health orders,’ says chief public health officer
1 active case remains in the territory
No new cases and no recoveries reported on Tuesday
Pfizer vaccine will be available at local health centres this summer and offered at schools next year
Easing of year-old travel requirement to take effect next Monday
No new cases, no new recoveries, GN reports Sunday
GN reports seven recoveries Saturday; no new cases
‘We plan to have an announcement next week on where things will be heading, moving forward,’ says Dr. Patterson
‘The measures as they currently stand are not proportionate and must be revised,’ CCLA says
9 active cases remain in territory
