COVID-19 public update May 14, 2020

This information is subject to change without notice. Visit Yukon.ca/COVID-19 to see the latest updates, find closures, and use the self-assessment tool.

If you think you are sick

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

Testing in Yukon

Confirmed cases in Yukon: 11
Recovered: 11
Negative tests: 1,098
Pending results: 10
Completed tests: 1,119

Emergency status

A state of emergency was declared on March 27, 2020.

Health care

• A respiratory assessment centre is open in Whitehorse to support people with acute respiratory illness who need medical assessment. Yukoners will be referred to the centre from 811, a family physician, Yukon Communicable Disease Control or a hospital emergency department.
• Government of Yukon is providing guidelines to help health care practitioners who aren’t doctors and nurses to reopen their businesses: https://yukon.ca/en/news/may-8-2020-covid-19-update
• The Government of Yukon made practice changes for pharmacists to support Yukoners during COVID-19 pandemic: https://yukon.ca/en/news/pharmacists-have-new-practice-options-during-co...

Travel and borders

• Anyone entering Yukon will need to check in with an Enforcement or CBSA Officer and provide their destination, contact information, and declaration.Those entering Yukon must self-isolate for 14 days.
• The Canada-U.S. border is closed to non-essential travel.
• People in Atlin, Lower Post, Fraser, Jade City, Fireside or Pleasant Camp are exempt from the 14-day self-isolation period, provided they have not travelled outside of Yukon or their home community in the past 14 days.
• Workers entering Yukon, including miners, must self-isolate for 14 days: https://yukon.ca/en/health-and-wellness/covid19/guidelines-work-camps-du....

Businesses and financial relief

• The Government of Yukon has announced funding available for Yukon’s aviation industry to support critical and essential transportation: https://yukon.ca/en/news/new-support-available-yukons-aviation-industry
• The Governments of Yukon and Canada have taken steps to support local workers and businesses: https://yukon.ca/en/covid-19-support-yukoners
• Applications for Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy are open at: www.canada.ca
• The Government of Canada expanded the Business Credit Availability Program. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
• There is new support from the Government of Yukon to help tenants pay rent. Learn more: https://yukon.ca/en/news/new-support-will-help-tenants-pay-rent-during-c...
• The Government of Canada announced support for seniors. Learn more: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/prime-minister-announces-additiona...
• The Government of Canada will provide $306 million in funding to help small Indigenous businesses suffering the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enforcement

• Get non-medical COVID-19 information and report CEMA order infractions to the COVID-19 InfoLine. Phone 877-374-0425 from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week.
• If you have questions about borders and enforcement you can also email covid19enforcement@gov.yk.ca.
• Community-based CEMA Enforcement Officers and an information station on the Alaska Highway near Whitehorse will protect Yukoners and help prevent the importation of COVID-19.

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