Canada Prepares Increased Cruise Traffic Due to Climate Change After a nearly two-year standstill, cruise ships will be returning to the Canadian Arctic, bringing both opportunity and concern.
Canada Prepares Increased Cruise Traffic Due to Climate Change After a nearly two-year standstill, cruise ships will be returning to the Canadian Arctic, bringing both opportunity and concern.
Alaska State Biologists are Screening Wildlife for Covid Scientists want to make sure a new variant of covid does not emerge in animals and then infect people.
Quick Test Required upon Arrival in Svalbard The Norwegian government has decided that anyone arriving in Svalbard must self-test for Corona within 24 hours of arrival.
Norwegian Seafood Industry Fears A New Season Without Enough Workers, Wants Open-Border Guarantee from Government Infection is on the rise in Norway and Europe. Norwegian health authorities believe the Omicron variety will dominate infections after Christmas and have initiated new restrictions. Now, the seafood industry fears that it has to face a new season without enough season workers.
Alaska Doctors Seek COVID-19 Misinformation Investigation Alaska doctors plan to ask the State Medical Board to investigate concerns about the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments by other physicians.
Anchorage Airport Shows Promising Passenger Numbers The Covid-19 pandemic was difficult for Alaska’s tourism industry; however, 2021 could provide hope as the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport announced an uptick of 877,351 more passengers this summer compared to 2020.
The Political Face of the Pandemic Commentary: While Norway is on the brink of re-opening society after the pandemic, as if the term “after the pandemic” makes sense, other countries barely manage to count their dead. The overview over the number of deaths is not only a medical encyclopedia.
Fear Hospital System Collapse in Anchorage Emergency room doctors in Anchorage sounded dire warnings about the city’s hospital capacity at a medical update to the Anchorage Assembly on Friday .
Head of Visit Iceland: Thanks the Government for the Survival of Tourism “We have had a somewhat normal life despite the pandemic. There was never a complete lockdown or total restrictions and closed borders", says Head of Visit Iceland Sigrídur Dogg Gudmundsdottir about how Iceland has handled the pandemic.
Covid-19: Fourth Covid Wave Hits Iceland Most of those infected upon vaccination were in the Janssen vaccine group.
COVID-19 in Canada: Started Vaccinating Youth Nunavut, Canada, has begun vaccinating youth between the ages of 12 and 17.
Today, the Border Crossing Station between Norway and Finland is Re-Opened Today, the border between Norway and Finland is re-opened after having been shut down due to the pandemic for five months. “We are a border municipality and this is a day of joy”, says Mayor Lena Norum Bergeng of Sør-Varanger Municipality.
The High North Tour 2021: What Happens to Cultural Entrepreneurs during the Pandemic? Harstad: “I am first and foremost worried about those who now leave the cultural sector”, says PhD Candidate Heidi Angell Strøm at UiT Harstad. What was meant to be a research project on cultural entrepreneurs in the Arctic instead became a study in how the pandemic has hit culture in the High North.
The High North Tour 2021: The Coast-Based Tourist Industry Aims for Norwegians This Year Too The pandemic prevented foreign tourists last year, though Kjartan Danielsen Carlsen is happy that Norwegians too discovered Northern Norway. On the day when I visited Nyksund and Sea Safari Øksnes, only the weather stopped him from going out at sea.
Canadian Community Declares State of Emergency The Canadian hamlet Arviat has seen 86 cases of COVID-19 since 22 January.
Alaska Loses State COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Alaska has become one of two states in the United States without a formal COVID-19 public health disaster declaration and the only state without any disaster-related provisions.
Sorry, We’re Closed! Commentary: While many of us feel locked up while the pandemic is ravaging the world around us, some are also shut out.
University of Greenland Open for On-Site Teaching Several universities in the Arctic are gradually opening their campuses for both students and staff. In Norway, Sweden and Finland, however, there will be online teaching for most students all the way through to the end of the spring term.
LKAB: Mining Operations Proceeding, Worries About the Future So far, the present corona virus crisis has not affected demand or operations for the LKAB mining company. “We believe the present crisis will affect us negatively in the longer run. It is just a question of time and to what extent”, says LKAB’s press manager.
