Inuit Concerned About Potential Spread of COVID-19 in North

Inuit Concerned About Potential Spread of COVID-19 in North
A stop sign in English, French and Inuit is seen in Iqaluit, Nunavut on April 25, 2015. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The Inuit Circumpolar Council says if the novel coronavirus spreads to the North, communities in Canada, Alaska and Greenland are at a much higher risk of exposure because of a chronic lack of basic infrastructure and resources.

The group says the Inuit must be considered in government responses because of the potential compounding threat to basic health and well-being in those communities.