COVID-19 public update August 13, 2020

This information is subject to change without notice. Visit Yukon.ca to see the latest updates, find closures, and use the self-assessment tool.

If you think you're sick

Do not go to the hospital or health centre. Phone 811.

Testing in Yukon

Confirmed cases: 15
Recovered: 15
Negative tests: 2,037
Pending results: 60
Total tested: 2,112

Emergency status

A state of emergency was declared on March 27, 2020. It was extended for another 90 days on June 12, 2020.

Health care

Travel and borders

  • Stricter rules and additional entry conditions will be imposed on travellers transiting through Canada to Alaska: https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2020/07/covid-19-st...
  • Canada and the U.S. have extended border closures to non-essential travel until August 21.
  • Residents of BC, Nunavut, NWT and Yukon are allowed to travel back and forth without the need to self-isolate for 14 days,
  • Individuals entering Yukon’s airports must wear a mask and the Government of Canada will now require temperature screenings for all passengers.

Businesses and financial relief

  • Updated guidelines for bars, pubs, lounges and nightclubs mean that music, including singing and wind instruments, is now permitted if requirements are met.
  • The support program to help Yukoners pay rent has been extended: https://yukon.ca/en/news/support-program-help-yukoners-pay-rent-extended
  • Residential tenants who are under a health protection measure after June 25 or who need to breach their tenancy agreement because they are under a COVID-19 health protection order are protected from eviction.

Enforcement and other guidelines

  • Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is recommending to the Department of Education that children age 10 and older wear non-medical masks where physical distancing cannot be maintained.
  • Each school in Yukon is required to have an operational plan that outlines how the school will meet the health and safety guidelines: https://yukon.ca/en/bus-covid-19
  • To support the government’s COVID-19 response, Staff from visitor information centres have been reassigned to work out of information stations at Yukon’s land and air borders where they will provide visitors with COVID-19 resources and information https://yukon.ca/en/news/august-5-2020-covid-19-update
  • People in Yukon with out-of-territory plates can pick up a set of visitor decals at designated pickup points in Whitehorse and nine communities: https://yukon.ca/en/news/august-5-2020-covid-19-update
  • If you have a question about enforcement or want to report a CEMA violation, email covid19enforcement@gov.yk.ca or phone 1-877-374-0425.

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