Anti-COVID pills will soon be available in the NWT. Earlier this week, Health Canada approved Pfizer’s Paxlovid antiviral drug. Canada has received doses to treat about 30,000 people with another shipment of 120,000 on the way by the end of the March. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority…
The Mary Adele Bishop health centre in Behchokǫ̀ has closed to all non-emergencies due to staff shortages. The Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency announced the closure on its Facebook page on Jan. 19, saying it was closed for the day. CKLB called the health centre this morning and learned the health…
The chief public health officer has extended the current gathering restrictions to Jan 30. In a news release, public said the order extension is “to allow more time for COVID-19 cases in the NWT to decrease.” Dr. Kami Kandola is the chief public health officer. She said she expects the…
Julie Green, minister of Health and Social Services, said on social media there has been one more death related to COVID-19 in the NWT. It is the first death since the Omicron variant entered the NWT. Public health has not been reporting the home communities of those that have passed…
Kátł’odeeche First Nation has declared a state of emergency after learning of positive cases of COVID-19 in the community. Under the state of emergency, leaders say visiting the community is prohibited. They are also asking residents to not visit Elders, and other high-risk individuals. Residents that need food delivery can…
While the health care system has a big role to play, it’s up to NWT residents to stop the spread of COVID-19. That was the message from health officials during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. “There’s something that we need to be pretty clear on. That is that the healthcare…
Pehdzeh Ki First Nation in Wrigley has declared a community lockdown due to COVID-19. Sharon Pellissey, the First Nation’s CEO and lands director, sent a advisory saying the lockdown started immediately and will be in place “until further notice.” The advisory says there will be road blocks north of the…
The office of the chief public health officer says Délı̨nę is the latest to have community spread of COVID-19’s omicron variant. Public health officials sent an advisory yesterday evening saying there are now 30 confirmed cases in the community. It added that community members should work from home if possible,…
There are now more than 500 cases of COVID-19 in the territory. On Thursday evening, public health announced an additional 170 cases in the previous 24 hours — the single largest jump since the beginning of the pandemic. “There are COVID-19 infections in all regions of the NWT impacting more…
New limits on gatherings in the NWT will kick in this afternoon at 5 p.m. Dr. Kami Kandola, the territory’s chief public health officer, said the restrictions are an attempt to limit the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant, as about 6,700 travellers return from the holidays. Households will be…