Salluit, a community in Nunavik, Quebec, was put on red alert Tuesday after posting 14 new cases on Monday. Red alert is the region’s highest COVID-19 level, meaning churches, daycares, schools, youth centres, community centres, arenas and all non-essential services are closed. The communities of Kuujjuaq and Tasiujaq were also put on red alert last week after increased case counts and high suspicion of community transmission. Over the weekend, 119 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Nunavik, for a total of 297 active cases as of Monday. in Atlantic Canada calls for end to non-essential travel between Labrador Inuit communities, Eye on the ArcticSweden: Swedish government announces new restrictions following sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, Radio Sweden

Source: CBC News January 11, 2022 21:00 UTC