In an effort to keep its COVID-19 case count at zero, the Nunavut government has paid nearly $5 million for more than 1,200 of its residents to quarantine at an Ottawa hotel before returning home. In order to return home, residents require a letter from Nunavut's chief medical officer of health confirming they have completed a 14-day self-isolation. The territorial government has been paying the expenses of a resident's stay in one of four cities — Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg or Yellowknife. Nowicki said security guards are stationed throughout the hotel, reminding guests to wear a mask outside their rooms. (Adrian Wyld/TCPI/The Canadian Press)Zero casesEven though Nunavut has had zero confirmed cases of COVID-19, it has had some presumptive case scares.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2020 07:52 UTC