Nunavut bans entry of most non-residents, requires returning residents to self-isolate before flight – Nunatsiaq News
24 March 2020
“We are at a breaking point,” says health minister
Starting one minute before midnight on Tuesday, March 24, only Nunavut residents and critical workers will be allowed to enter the territory.
Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s chief public health officer, announced the travel ban on Monday, March 23.
There are still no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut. As of Monday, 111 people have been tested and 43 people have been cleared after self-isolating, said Premier Joe Savikataaq.
The new restrictions mean that before boarding a plane to Nunavut, travellers will undergo a 14-day isolation period in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton or Yellowknife. This includes medical travel patients.
