The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has sent rapid COVID tests to every region of the NWT. According to the NTHSSA, the Abbot ID Now machines can return results within 15 minutes. The NWT now has 21 of these machines. They will be available in Hay River, Fort…
Dr. Kami Kandola says the request for everyone currently in self-isolation to get tested for COVID-19 is being done out of an “abundance of precaution.” The chief public health officer issued an advisory earlier Wednesday saying traces of the virus were found in Yellowknife’s wastewater. At least one undetected case…
The presence of COVID-19 was confirmed in Yellowknife wastewater, the NWT chief public health officer (CPHO) says. “There is likely an undetected case of COVID-19 in Yellowknife,” says Dr. Kami Kandola, CPHO. The CPHO asks residents who were isolating between Nov. 30 until Dec. 9 to get tested, immediately. “You…
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Dec. 22. The extension comes as cases of COVID-19 increase across Canada, a press release reads. “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the pandemic.” The…
Residents of Inuvik are now required to wear masks while inside town facilities. The policy is being introduced in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a press release reads. The rules around mandatory masks will differ in each facility and patrons are asked to check with front desk…
Visiting dental services that were suspended as a result of the pandemic will be returning to six communities. A press release says the chief public health officer has issued COVID-19 precautions and approval to health facilities. Communities that will be receiving private dental teams include Fort Providence, Sambaa K’e, Fort…
With updates Residents traveling outside the Northwest Territories for leisure will no longer have the cost of their stay at a self-isolation centre covered by the territorial government. The changes will start being enforced on Jan. 5, meaning anyone who arrives Jan. 4 and earlier will still have their two…
Premier Caroline Cochrane says her own children will not be returning to the territory for Christmas as a result of the pandemic. Cochrane, whose children attend school in the south, said during a press conference the pandemic has made travel unsafe and her government is recommending against it unless necessary. …
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Dec. 8. The extension comes as cases of COVID-19 increase across Canada, a press release reads. “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the pandemic.” The…
As Nunavut experiences a serious COVID-19 outbreak, the Northwest Territories is implementing tougher restrictions. This includes the chief public health officer enforcing all members of households to self-isolate if one member has just returned to the territory. A press release says this includes no going to school, work, visits, or…