The Canadian Armed Forces have arrived at Opaskwayak Cree Nation, as the northern Manitoba First Nation grapples with a COVID-19 outbreak in the community and at a care home where every resident has tested positive. Seven military members from CFB Shilo in Manitoba are on the ground at Opaskwayak as of Thursday, said Onekanew (Chief) Christian Sinclair. One resident of the home has died and the reported hospitalizations include a nurse from the care home. Cases are rising in Opaskwayak — a community about 520 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg — and in neighbouring communities. Opaskwayak reported nine new infections Thursday for a total of 77 active cases in the community, which has about 3,000 members living on-reserve.

Source: CBC News November 19, 2020 19:52 UTC