Social Distancing at the North Pole: How the Corona Pandemic Affects Ice-bound Arctic Scientists The impacts of Covid-19 are now felt at the North Pole. Planned aerial surveys and resupply flights have been cancelled to protect scientists aboard thePolarsternicebreaker near the North Pole.
Canada Defers Cruise Season, Cancels in the Arctic Canada's Minister of Transport Marc Garneau recently announced significant measures pertaining to cruise ships in Canadian waters. The season is deferred from 2 April to 1 July, and in the Arctic: Deferred for the entire season this year.
Update on Corona in the Arctic, Doubled in the Faroe Islands High North News provides daily updates on the spreading of the coronavirus in the Arctic. The number of corona infections in the Faroe Islands has incrased by 29 since yesterday. In Alaska, the figure has risen to 6, and Arkhangelsk has confirmed its first case of corona infection.
Updated: Corona Spread in the Arctic High North News provides daily updates on the spread of the coronavirus in the Arctic. Johanne Sundby, professor and researcher at the University of Oslo, says that the most important thing now is to prevent the spread of the virus. If achieved, the virus vil eventually die out.
Greenland Establishes Corona Crisis Management Committe, Introduces Mandatory Quarantine Greenland’s Premier Kim Kielsen yesterday announced that Greenland now introduces a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone entering the country, lest their entry serves special purposes.
First Corona Case Verified in Greenland Greenland’s Premier, Kim Kielsen, Monday confirmed that Greenland has its first proven case of corona on the island.
The Fight Against Corona is Also a Fight Against Donald Trump The fight against the Corona virus is also a fight against Donald Trump. It is time to put away the silk gloves and put on the boxing gloves in our relationship to the American president. We can no longer leave this responsibility only in the hands of American voters.
Cold Response 2020 Cancelled NATO’s winter exercise Cold Response 2020 was cancelled today, Lieutenant General Rune Jakobsen said at a press conference.
Corona Virus in the High North May Have Major Consequences What happens if the corona virus comes to small communities in the High North? Researcher and doctor Jon Øyvind Odland is clear that the risk is there, and that a potential spreading of the virus may happen fast.
