Living through Coronavirus – but how much will we remember in the future?
How has everyday life changed since the Coronavirus outbreak, what will the future look like and how much will we
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Half of Finnish Lapland’s tourism businesses fear failure by winter
The impact of the coronavirus crisis on travel and tourism has already brought many businesses in Finnish Lapland to the brink of
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COVID-19 roundup: phase 2 of Alaska’s economic recovery plan; hunting season starts in Siberia
Gatherings of up to 50 people and permitting restaurant walk-ins are some of the measures that will be allowed as
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Virus crisis sees tourism spending in Finland plummet by up to €10b
Forecasts from the Ministry for Employment and the Economy (TEM) suggest that spending on tourism, accommodation and related services in
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More than 100 people refused entry to Canada’s North under COVID-19 travel bans
More than 100 people have been refused entry to Canada’s territories since travel restrictions were first put in place in
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COVID-19 roundup: ‘hybrid’ reopening plan adopted in Finland; no more cases in Nunavik
The Finnish government adopted its so-called “hybrid plan” to reopen Finland on Wednesday, but warned it would be a long
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Almost 2,000 workers have contracted COVID-19 at this Russian Arctic construction site
A big cruise vessel has anchored up along the banks of the Kola Bay as the number of infected workers
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COVID-19 roundup: permission to fly out of Greenland; $1,5 billion US in federal aid to Alaska
The Greenlandic government has OK’d the purchase of departure tickets from the territory on Air Greenland as of May 4,
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Arctic Canada: top doctor apologizes for Nunavut’s false positive COVID-19 case
Further test results on a person believed to have been Nunavut’s first case of COVID-19 have come back negative, prompting an
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COVID-19 roundup: stricter rules for travellers to Greenland and the Faroe Islands
The Faroese government is tightening up self-quarantine requirements for travellers, saying it wants to avoid the reintroduction of COVID-19 into
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5 lessons Nunavut can learn from the COVID-19 outbreak in Arctic Quebec
On Thursday, residents of Nunavut received the news they had been dreading: the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified,
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COVID-19 roundup: Northern Siberia residents flout lockdown; antibody testing in Sweden
“Calculate how many people you’ve had contact with over the past five days. Are you ready to forgive yourself if
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Arctic Canada: How Yukon’s ‘one caribou apart’ physical distancing ads became a sensation
Michael Edwards, a communications analyst with the Yukon government, said the idea was simple — tweak a serious public health campaign to
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Arctic Canada : Nunavut reports 1st case of COVID-19 in Pond Inlet
Nunavut has reported its first case of COVID-19 in the community of Pond Inlet, according to Nunavut’s Chief Public Health Officer
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WHO says Sweden’s coronavirus strategy could be ‘a future model’ post lockdowns
The World Health Organisation WHO has highlighted Sweden’s strategy in fighting Covid-19 as representing a possible ‘future model’ for countries
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