N.W.T. officials to provide COVID-19 update
CBC
N.W.T. officials will give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the territory this afternoon at 2 p.m.
Dr. Kami Kandola, the N.W.T.'s chief public health officer, will be joined by Premier Caroline Cochrane, Health and Social Services Minister Julie Green, R.J. Simpson, the minister of education, culture and employment and Shane Thompson, the minister of municipal and community affairs.
Watch it live here, on CBC N.W.T.'s Facebook page or tune in on CBC Radio One.
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