The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is making changes to current Public Health Orders that will ease restrictions in the Northwest Territories.
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Yellowknife –
February 25, 2022
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Yellowknife –
June 9, 2021
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Today, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) released Emerging Wisely 2021: Step by Step Together, its plan for easing and ending pandemic restrictions.
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Yellowknife –
May 12, 2021
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The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is removing the temporary COVID-19 restrictions put in place for school closures in Yellowknife, Ndilǫ̨, Dettah and Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories (NWT). This order also included after-school and other extracurricular programs.
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Yellowknife –
April 21, 2021
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The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is allowing for remote tourism activities to resume in the Northwest Territories (NWT) for the 2021 summer season under certain conditions.
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Yellowknife –
April 21, 2021
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The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is introducing new measures that reduce self-isolation requirements for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Yellowknife –
December 1, 2020
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The Northwest Territories’ isolation centre cost-coverage payment policies will shift in the New Year.
Beginning on January 5, 2021, the GNWT will no longer cover costs for isolation centre stays related to discretionary or personal travel.
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Yellowknife –
June 12, 2020
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has moved to Relaxing Phase Two of Emerging Wisely – the territory’s plan for relaxing the COVID-19 public health restrictions, and made amendments to the territory’s travel restrictions.
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Yellowknife –
May 12, 2020
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Today, the GNWT charted a path to emerging from the current public health measures implemented to contain COVID-19 in the NWT – and the easing could start within a week.
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Yellowknife –
April 8, 2020
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Unprecedented times are being met with unprecedented measures as the Northwest Territories responds to COVID-19.
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Yellowknife –
March 27, 2020
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Effective March 24, 2020, the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA), Paulie Chinna, declared a territory-wide State of Emergency under the Emergency Management Act to support ongoing efforts to protect public health in the Northwest Territories.
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