Covid-19 no longer classified a ‘danger to society’ in Sweden
After two years, from today, Covid-19 is no longer categorised as ‘a danger to society and a threat to public
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut to ease public health measures in 15 communities
Fifteen Nunavut communities will be under less-restrictive public health measures starting Monday as their COVID-19 case counts subside. Chief Public
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Sweden to lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions from February 9th
The decision to discontinue the restrictions was motivated by high vaccination coverage and that knowledge about the omicron variant has
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut imposes immediate COVID-19 restrictions
Public health officials in Nunavut suspect community transmission in Iqaluit, after confirming a COVID-19 case in an Iqaluit resident who
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Putin speech takes on social issues, crisis with the West and grand plans for Arctic infrastructure
In a hall packed with people without face masks, the President highlighted problems triggered by the coronavirus. Infrastructure was high
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Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit reports total of 28 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday
Iqaluit has 28 active cases, after six new cases confirmed Monday While the source of Iqaluit’s COVID-19 outbreak remains unknown,
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Mysterious coronavirus variant in Arctic Finland is rare US-Mexican strain
The chain of coronavirus infections in the Kemijärvi region last month has since calmed. A mysterious coronavirus variant detected in
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Iditarod says musher who tested positive for COVID-19 likely became infected before race
Iditarod officials are trying to track down two mushers who may have been exposed to COVID-19 when they shared a
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Iditarod musher tests positive for COVID-19, withdrawn from race
The Iditarod has announced its first coronavirus case, in a musher at a major mid-race checkpoint. Gunnar Johnson of Minnesota
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Changed by pandemic, Iditarod 2021 gets underway
It was an Iditarod start like no other, to kick off a race drastically changed for coronavirus times. When mushers
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Half of Lapland coronavirus cases found in visitors
Half the coronavirus cases in Lapland in the past two weeks have been detected in visitors from outside the region,
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Arctic Canadian community of Arviat reports 4 new cases of COVID-19
Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Arviat, Nunavut, on Thursday, along with six recoveries, according to a government
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Dogsled race in arctic Norway cancelled over COVID-19 fears
Europe’s longest dogsled race was supposed to mark its 40th anniversary, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the event to be
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Sweden bans mink breeding in 2021 in fight against coronavirus pandemic
STOCKHOLM, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Sweden will ban breeding of mink in 2021 to prevent the risk of mutations of
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COVID-19 vaccine campaign gets underway in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec
The COVID-19 vaccine campaign is getting underway January 18 in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec. The first 1,000
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