With a population of about 1,500, it will be the largest Nunavut hamlet in recent memory to host such a screening campaign, a massive undertaking for a remote fly-in community
Canada's longstanding efforts to eliminate tuberculosis suffered a setback as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Canadian health officials. In some areas, the TB response was reduced as resources were redirected.
The Nunavut government is warning of a surge in COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit and the Qikiqtaaluk Region. At the same time, “RSV is definitely back,” says Health Minister John Main.
Nunavut's health department says it has not yet begun its third party review into last year's water crisis in Iqaluit, because the city's water treatment plant is not yet fixed.
Nunavut health officials are urging people in the territory to take precautions amid a surge in cases of respiratory illness across the territory, and a health care system under strain.