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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COVID-19 roundup: support for energy sector in Norway; easing of restrictions in Faroe Islands
With the oil and gas industries, the main drivers of the Norwegian economy in financial freefall because of COVID-19, the
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COVID-19 roundup: schools to reopen in Finland; two weeks of self-isolation in Yakutia, Russia
Finland has given the green light to reopening schools, saying in-person teaching can resume as early as May 14. With
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COVID-19 roundup: business support extended in Iceland as well as states of emergency in NWT
With mass layoffs and mass insolvencies across Iceland amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has announced extended part-time unemployment benefits
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COVID-19 roundup: 2 new cases in Nunavik; schools re-open in Norway
Nunavik regional health board reported two new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing total confirmed cases in the Inuit region of
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COVID-19 roundup: Sweden underestimated number of deaths; more cases across the Russian Arctic
A report by Radio Sweden found that the Swedish Public Health Agency underestimated the number of deaths due to COVID-19
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