Anyone working for the territorial government must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of November, the GNWT said, upgrading its previous stance.
Health
Flu shots will be available in Yellowknife from Thursday. Details for other communities are to be announced. Flu is expected to be a bigger problem this winter.
The NWT will begin offering Covid-19 booster shots to residents as young as 50, a local decision that outpaces the speed at which national guidance is evolving.
Parents of kids who attended an Inuvik junior kindergarten on Wednesday, October 13 are told "to immediately isolate and arrange testing for their children."
The NWT Housing Corporation, which has only just taken over management of Inuvik's shelters, is now working to reopen them after a Covid-19 outbreak.
The NWT reported 22 new Covid-19 cases, its lowest number of new cases in weeks. Even so, there were many exposure notices for Yellowknife and Inuvik.