Nunavut has ordered an immediate “circuit-breaker” lockdown over rising COVID-19 cases in various communities.
The government says all indoor gatherings are banned and all non-essential businesses are to close.
Libraries, gyms, arenas and churches must also close.
Visitors are no longer allowed in long-term care homes and elders’ facilities.
The territory is reporting five new active infections in several communities and chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson says the spread needs to be limited immediately.
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