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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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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How Inuit village in Atlantic Canada is handling presumptive COVID-19 case
Resident encouraging empathy, kindness while small Labrador community moves forward with testing When Caroline Rideout first heard news that there
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Iceland institutes new COVID-19 border measures
Iceland’s new border measures came into effect Friday, which requires all passengers to provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test that
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Negative COVID-19 test no longer required to enter Alaska
Alaska has had 54,282 total resident cases of the virus, and 280 Alaskans have died Alaska will no longer require travellers
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Authorities in Arctic Finland concerned COVID-19 might spread during winter break
Authorities in Lapland worry about Covid spreading in the region as domestic travellers head north for the ski holiday. Lapland’s
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