Quebec ‘closely monitoring’ TB in Nunavik: minister, doctors call for resources
Region is on track for a 3rd year of record-high cases, says infectious disease lead Quebec’s health minister says the
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Nunavik’s 14 mayors call for public health emergency over tuberculosis cases
Region of northern Quebec facing the highest case count in recent history The mayors of 14 Inuit communities in northern
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World TB Day: Inuit org raises alarm on TB crisis as Canadian election begins
March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day. And with a federal election now underway in Canada, the country’s national Inuit organization
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N.W.T. declares tuberculosis outbreak in Yellowknife after 2 cases identified
Both cases linked, Public Health working on contact tracing The N.W.T.’s acting chief public health officer is declaring a tuberculosis
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Icelandic government proposes bill for stricter COVID-19 border measures
The Icelandic Government has proposed a bill with new border measures to help tamp down the domestic spread of COVID-19.
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Officials confirm COVID-19 outbreak in arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit
12 new cases reported in the city Friday Nunavut’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Michael Patterson declared a COVID-19 outbreak
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1st confirmed COVID-19 case in Iqaluit, Canada
Nunavut officials hold press conference morning after case confirmed Canadian North has confirmed that one of its employees has tested
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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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Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada relaxes travel advisory to region
Nunatsiavut, the Inuit self-governing region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, has relaxed their travel warning saying
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Phase 2 of vaccination campaign in Arctic Quebec starts March 30
Phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will start on March 30
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UK variant cases prompt Iceland to tighten up border measures and domestic restrictions
Iceland is putting new COVID-19 rules in place at the border after Iceland’s chief epidemiologist says new COVID-19 domestic waves
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COVID-19 strategy darkens Sweden’s image in the Nordics
A negative image of Sweden is growing in the Nordic countries, according to a survey by the Swedish Institute. Around
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Nunavut, Canada gets last doses needed to vaccinate 75% of adults
Herd immunity isn’t possible in Nunavut without a vaccine for children, top doc says Nunavut now has enough doses of
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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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Iceland relaxes some COVID-19 restrictions as downward infection trend holds
With domestic COVID-19 infections continuing on the downturn, Iceland started relaxing some public health restrictions on Wednesday. “We are in
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