Gov’t has struggled to support those in isolation hubs, emails show – Nunatsiaq News

May 4, 2021

Department of Health documents detail hospitalizations, a knife attack, harassment of hub staff

Nunavut’s isolation hubs have been heralded as enormously successful at keeping COVID-19 out of the territory, but internal Department of Health emails show officials have struggled to support vulnerable people during their two-week stays.

Incidents of violence and intoxication, as well as assault and harassment of hotel staff, are detailed in 177 pages of emails, memos, incident reports and other documents obtained by Nunatsiaq News from the territorial government’s Department of Health through access to information legislation. The documents range in date between Sept. 1 and Jan. 4.

“I have witnessed people struggling with withdrawal, and demonstrating anger when alcohol is restricted in any way,” stated one representative of Malti Consulting, whose name was redacted from the documents the GN provided, in late November.

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