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COVID-19 variant prompts Iceland to require quarantine for children entering country as of January 13

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 12:17
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As of January 13, Iceland will require children born in 2005 or later to quarantine, along with their parents or

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Chamber of Commerce in Canada’s Northwest Territories says tourism threatened by COVID-19 border restrictions

Anna Desmarais, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:36
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Travel restrictions will likely stay in place during the 2021 tourism season, Dr. Kandola says The N.W.T. Chamber of Commerce

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Science (USA) USA 

COVID, climate & the impact on science – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mia Bennett

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 25, 2020 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Canada General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Why vaccinating communities in Arctic Quebec presents a delicate challenge

Sean Gordon, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 11:39
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The logistics of inoculating people in regions that are accessible only by air are daunting Remote northern communities can be

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Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada releases second round of COVID-19 emergency response programs

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 09:25
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The government of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit self-governing region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced its second

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Iceland RCI Society Society (Iceland) 

Iceland to review COVID-19 border measures by January 15

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 11:01
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Iceland is planning to keep its current COVID-19 border screening measures in place until February 1, with further decisions on

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Canada General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Health teams ‘working around the clock’ to contain spread of COVID-19 in Arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut, officials say

Sara Frizzell, CBC News
Posted: Monday, November 23, 2020 at 15:21
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Territory continues lockdown as 4 new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday, dozens over the weekend Nunavut is entering the first

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut reports 10 new COVID-19 cases

CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 20, 2020 at 16:35
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6 more cases were reported in Rankin Inlet, 3 in Whale Cove and 1 in Arviat The Nunavut government reported 10

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

34 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 14:33
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Nunavut announced 34 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday — more than doubling the territory’s total case count overnight. The

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Travel ‘bubble’ in northern Canada between N.W.T. and Nunavut suspended until further notice

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 10:17
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N.W.T. chief public health officer lays out new rules for travellers from Nunavut Beginning Tuesday at noon, people travelling from

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The hamlet of Arviat, on the west coast of Hudson Bay, has banned alcohol for almost 40 years. Residents voted to uphold the ban again yesterday. (Vincent Desrosiers/CBC)
Canada General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

9 new cases of COVID-19 found in Arctic Canadian hamlet with signs of community spread

CBC News
Posted: Monday, November 16, 2020 at 09:07
1 Comment

Just two days after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Arviat, Nunavut, nine new cases have been identified

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Nunavut territory in Canada confirms its fourth case of COVID-19

CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 13, 2020 at 11:50
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After going without a single recorded case, the territory now has 4 since Nov. 6 An Arviat resident has been confirmed

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Canada General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut tightens restrictions in two areas, after COVID-19 case in Rankin Inlet

Sara Frizzell, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 15:29
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Territory has confirmed its first 3 cases over the past week in Rankin Inlet and Sanikiluaq The government of Nunavut

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Canadian territory of Nunavut confirms case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 15:45
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This case brings the territory’s total number of cases to 3 A case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet was confirmed

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s northernmost county among regions to introduce stricter COVID-19 recommendations

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 14:20
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More than half of Sweden’s regions are now applying stricter local covid-recommendations to try to stop the spread of the

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