Premier Caroline Cochrane confirmed during a news conference Wednesday that schools in Yellowknife, Dettah, Ndilǫ and Behchokǫ̀ can reopen starting Monday, Oct. 25, and that the vaccine passport program will begin Friday.
In an effort to protect students aged five to 11 who cannot be vaccinated against COVID-19 in communities where the risk for infection is higher, the N.W.T. government is launching a voluntary at-home screening program.
The number of active cases across the territory now stands at 376, an increase of 20 since Wednesday. It's the second day in a row the OCPHO has reported an increase in the number of overall cases after it reached a peak of 460 last Thursday.
The re-opening, more than three weeks after the shelter closed due to COVID-19 among staff and clients, "does not negate the need for more day sheltering space as winter quickly approaches," says the territorial health authority.
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