Local Inuit organization providing support

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association is providing support to the person who tested positive with COVID-19, their family, as well as the community, it said in a news release.

The organization is working with its government partners and the local Arctic Co-op store “to ensure the family receives delivery of necessary cleaning supplies, groceries, and other social supports needed to self-isolate.”

It also called on the federal government to assist the government of Nunavut to provide communities in the territory basic services — in Pond Inlet’s case, essential infrastructure needed to connect the community to its water supply.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/pond-inlet-covid-19-confirmed-case-1.5551639