Premier of Nunavut Joe Savikataaq is telling people not to start rumors or to blame critical or exempted workers going into communities for the recently confirmed Covid-19 cases during a press conference held in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly on Nov. 12.
On Nov. 11 the Government of Nunavut's Department of Health announced a confirmed case of Covid-19 in Rankin Inlet.
Public health measures in the community have been implemented but travel in and out of Rankin Inlet has not been restricted with it being a regional travel hub for the Kivalliq region. Non-essential travel is still not recommended.
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"The positive cases are not exempted or critical workers, anyone who implies or says otherwise is wrong."
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With this new case, the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Michael Patterson acknowledged people's concerns about wanting to know the specific details on this new case but added their time is best served working to break any other possible transmission that may be taking place in the affected communities.
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When Health finds out how it got transmitted, they will inform the public on how they will modify their procedures going forward said Patterson.
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Travel to and from the NWT currently has not been affected and Patterson said they are not considering putting restrictions on travelers from there at this time.
Adding there have been some discussions of restrictions being put on Nummavumit by the NWT government on the other end of the travel bubble.
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