Holding at zero: No confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nunavut as preparations ramp up – APTN News
March 17, 2020
You only need to visit Iqaluit’s Beer and Wine Store to see Nunavummiut embracing the new reality of social distancing.
The small outlet – the only of it’s kind in Nunavut – has placed tape on the floor marking one-metre intervals, so that people can properly space themselves while waiting in the notoriously packed line.
One of the digital menus no longer lists available wines; it reminds you not to get too close to your neighbour.
Iqaluit’s taxis are the de facto public transport for the Nunavut capital. Traditionally, cabbies could pick up another fare while there was still someone else in the cab, because it is a set $8 fee to anywhere in the city.
Iqaluit’s Caribou Cabs announced today that they are no longer making multiple pick-ups on one trip to limit close contact with others.
