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COVID-19: Canada Responds
COVID-19 in Nunavut: First Case Reported in Iqaluit, New Restrictions in Place
In Iqaluit, Joe Savikataaq, premier of Nunavut, and Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s chief medical officer of health, provide an update on the territory’s response to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). The territory is reporting the first case of the virus in Iqaluit and is placing the capital city under its strictest level of public-health measures. All non-essential businesses and government offices must close. All schools will be closed for the remainder of this week. Masks are now mandatory. Indoor gatherings are restricted to one household plus five people for emergencies only. Outdoor gatherings are limited to five people. All indoor public gatherings are prohibited. Restrictions are also being increased across the Baffin Region and in Rankin Inlet. Schools in those communities are moving to stage 2 of the Nunavut's education plan with increased restrictions. (April 15, 2021) (no interpretation)