The Northwest Territories is running through its resources to deal with the latest COVID-19 outbreak "pretty rapidly," said Health Minister Julie Green. "We have reached out to the federal government and to the Red Cross for additional resources," Green said. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the N.W.T. Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Shane Thompson said big gatherings, like bingos and hand games, have the potential to be COVID-19 spreader events. (Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada)Gatherings give COVID-19 chance to spreadMunicipal and Community Affairs Minister Shane Thompson said the situation is "pretty stressful for the communities."

Source: CBC News August 18, 2021 17:51 UTC