Canada’s Northwest Territories reports record number of COVID-19 cases
Territorial health officials issue four public exposure notices for Yellowknife A record number of COVID-19 cases was reported in the
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Rural Alaska at risk as COVID-19 surge swamps faraway hospitals
One Indigenous village in Alaska knew what to do to keep out COVID-19. They put up a gate on the only
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Greenland lifts COVID-19 restrictions on direct travel to small communities
As of October 1, Greenland has lifted all restrictions on direct travel to its smaller towns and villages. The ban
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Sweden ‘might see’ rise in Covid cases after restrictions end, says Tegnell
Sweden could see an uptick in Covid-19 cases after the country removed nearly all of its national coronavirus restrictions, health
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Iceland to change COVID-19 border rules on October 1
With daily infection and hospitalizaiton rates going down across the country, Iceland is set to change COVID-19 rules at the
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Canada’s Northwest Territories reports 53 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday
Territorial count stands at 246, a decrease of 11 since Friday The N.W.T.’s Office of the Chief Public Health Officer
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Nunavut, Canada clamps down on restrictions, makes mask mandatory as 2 cases reported in Kinngait
Officials are warning that the risk of exposure to COVID-19 across the territory has increased Two new COVID-19 cases were
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Iceland to lift further COVID-19 restrictions September 15
Iceland is set to further lift some of its COVID-19 restrictions on September 15 as case numbers and hospitalizations continue
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Canada’s Northwest Territories declares COVID-19 outbreak among Yellowknife’s homeless population
19 people who have accessed shelters since mid-August have had COVID-19 Northwest Territories declared an outbreak among Yellowknife’s homeless population Tuesday after
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Greenland announces COVID-19 reopening plan
Greenland’s government announced its reopening plan on Friday, saying it would gradually increase travellers to the island at the same
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Inuit region of Arctic Quebec to adopt provincial COVID-19 passport
Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, has decided to go ahead and adopt the provincial COVID-19 vaccination passport, the
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Canada’s Northwest Territories adds 7 new COVID-19 cases, issues containment order for Norman Wells
1 new case reported in Fort Smith, none in Behchokǫ̀ Only seven new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since Monday
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COVID-19 vaccinations for students in Nunavik, Quebec to start on August 23
Health authorities in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will begin a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in schools starting on
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Thailand demands answers over workers’ COVID-19 outbreaks in places like Finnish Lapland
More than 200 Thai berry pickers in Finland have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the beginning of this month. Thailand
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Iceland extends gathering restrictions as Delta variant continues to drive domestic cases
With the Delta variant continuing to drive local COVID-19 cases, Iceland has extended its gathering restrictions until August 27. The
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