'We're getting through this': Nunavut hamlet fighting COVID-19 and TB at same time

The community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut is fighting the latest wave of COVID-19 as well as a tuberculosis outbreak.

The mayor of Pangnirtung says the COVID-19 case quickly became his biggest concern.

"Once COVID came, we totally lost track of the TB stuff."

It was the first case of COVID-19 to reach Pangnirtung. The Baffin Island hamlet of about 1,400 people had also been dealing with a tuberculosis outbreak since late November.

Lawlor said health workers, already overwhelmed with the TB outbreak, had to quickly shift to protect the community from COVID-19.