Posted: Apr 06, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 6
A file photo of x-ray results from a patient suspected to have tuberculosis (TB).(Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press)
When confronted with the ominous threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government in Nunavut made a sound decision.
Dr. Michael Patterson, the territory s chief public health officer, announced that officials would publicly identify specific communities with confirmed coronavirus cases. Given the concern and the fear around COVID-19, we thought we had to be transparent, he said.
The Nunavut government saw that timely, accurate, and disaggregated data are an essential component to containing a public health crisis.Â