With the ongoing roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines in the territory, the amount of people going through southern isolation hubs has been reduced significantly with only unvaccinated people using them.
So much so, there were only 29 people who ended their isolation in hubs between Yellowknife, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Ottawa this past week.
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When that happens unvaccinated Nunavummiut will most likely be required to isolate at home in their community, said NunavutSA国际影视传媒檚 chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson.
As expected from a previous Covid-19 update, the cases in Iglulik continue to rise with 55 cases on Jan. 27, up from 32 the previous day. On Jan. 26, more than half of the calls to the Covid-19 hotline came from Iglulik.
There currently are 279 confirmed active cases of Covid-19 in Nunavut as of Jan. 27 and there have been 591 total recovered cases with 73 recoveries taking place today.
Main: Stop the misinformation
The health minister called for Nunavummiut to stop spreading misinformation about Covid-19 over the internet or on the radio.
SA国际影视传媒淎s we go through tough times as a territory, thereSA国际影视传媒檚 nothing to be gained by these lies. The Covid vaccines are safe,SA国际影视传媒� said Main.
SA国际影视传媒淰accine misinformation puts Nunavummiut at risk, misinformation only provides fear and it destroys trust. Those who are not vaccinated are at much greater risk of becoming very ill or dying.SA国际影视传媒�
Main also asked Nunavummiut to be respectful of health care workers and noted they are not the ones who control or make public health measures, nor are they the ones who institute vaccine mandates.
SA国际影视传媒淪ome of our health staff are facing abusive and threatening language. These health staff are working long hours. TheySA国际影视传媒檙e working as hard as they can to provide communities with the best possible care,SA国际影视传媒� he added.
The amount of public health measures in any given community is dependent on the number of Covid-19 cases in the community among a number of other factors.
SA国际影视传媒淭hese include the number of households involved, how fast the virus is spreading, whether or not health staff can keep up with testing and tracing and what percentage of a community has been vaccinated,SA国际影视传媒� said Patterson.
Following public health measures, staying home when sick, keeping gatherings small, wearing a mask, following isolation rules and getting vaccinated are ways to reduce the spread and transmission of Covid-19 in any given community.
