Malory Peterson, Gwen Healey Akearok, Katie Cueva, Josée G Lavoie, Christina Vl Larsen, Lára Jóhannsdóttir, David Cook, Lena Maria Nilsson, Arja Rautio, Ulla Timlin, Miguel San Sebastián, Elena Gladun, Elizabeth Rink, Ann Ragnhild Broderstadt, Inger Dagsvold, Susanna Siri, Charlotte Brandstrup Ottendahl, Ingelise Olesen, Larisa Zatseva, Rebecca Ipiaqruk Young, Ay'aqulluk Jim Chaliak, Emily Ophus, Jon Petter A Stoor
Beginning January of 2020, COVID-19 cases detected in Arctic countries triggered government policy responses to stop transmission and limit caseloads beneath levels that would overwhelm existing healthcare systems. This review details the various restrictions, health mandates, and transmission mitigation strategies imposed by governments in eight Arctic countries (the United States, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, and Russia) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, through 31 January 2021s31 January 2021...
December 2023: International Journal of Circumpolar Health