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After he was diagnosed with COVID-19 earlier this month, Jules Nokohoo has not been to his home on the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation (CPFN) in Janvier.
As a 56-year-old man with diabetes, he is constantly watched while quarantining at a site for COVID-19 patients managed by the Athabasca Tribal Council.
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He has lost 20 lbs. and cannot walk more than a few metres without losing his breath. Meanwhile, he worries about his mother, who lives with him and has also caught the virus.