COVID-19 public update October 1, 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: 3,343
Pending results: 44
Total tested: 3,402

Emergency status

A state of emergency was declared on March 27, 2020. It was extended on September 9.

Health care

  • A non-Yukon resident has tested positive for COVID-19:
    • They have been hospitalized in Whitehorse and are in a stable condition.
    • Contact tracing has been carried out and all close contacts in Yukon have been contacted by public health officials.
    • Based on the risk assessment by Yukon Communicable Disease Control, the public health risk associated with this case is low.
  • Once Yukon Communicable Disease Control (YCDC) receives notification of a positive result of COVID-19 they then begin the process of contract tracing. This process involves speaking with the patient, family and close contacts to determine the level of risk of exposure. Yukon Communicable Disease only contacts people who are identified as contacts. Public notifications are only issued when YCDC is not able to identify everyone who may have come into contact with an infected person.The Respiratory Assessment Centre will now be known as the COVID testing centre (CTC). Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Sunday. Referrals are no longer required for a COVID-19 test.
  • There are new symptom criteria for staying home from schools and daycares:
  • https://yukon.ca/en/news/september-16-2020-covid-19-update
  • Residents of Yukon’s five long-term care homes can now receive two designated visitors indoors: https://yukon.ca/en/news/august-19-2020-covid-19-update
  • The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) and the Government of Yukon have developed a campaign that addresses some of the indirect consequences to children and families of the COVID-19 pandemic: https://yukon.ca/en/news/joint-initiative-reaches-out-families-and-child...

Travel and borders

  • Beginning October 1, on-site road border personnel are transitioning from the current 24-hours a day schedule to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Alaska Highway and Junction 37 borders.
    • Travellers arriving outside of these hours will be required to stop at an on-site kiosk.
    • They must sign a declaration and submit their self-isolation plan, along with a contact number when they arrive from outside of BC, the NWT or Nunavut.
    • Completing the self-declaration is required by law.
  • Yukoners are reminded that if you choose to go past the Canadian border station at Fraser or Beaver Creek, you must be aware of the federal rules for re-entering Canada at the time of your departure.
  • Canada and the U.S. have extended border closures to non-essential travel until September 21.
  • 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...
  • Residents of BC, Nunavut, NWT and Yukon are allowed to travel in those jurisdictions without the need to self-isolate
    for 14 days when they enter into Yukon with some restrictions.
  • Individuals entering Yukon’s airports must wear a mask 

Businesses and financial relief

Enforcement and other guidelines

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