COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon
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| COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Whitehorse |
| Arrival date | March 22, 2020 (5 months, 1 week and 4 days) |
| Date | August 13, 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 15 |
| Active cases | 0 |
| Recovered | 15 |
Deaths | 0 |
| Government website | |
| Yukon Government | |
As of August 7, 2020 Yukon has reported 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with all but two recovered. 1,836 tests have been completed, with 1,773 confirmed negative and 48 still under investigation.[1]
On March 20, 2020, the government of Yukon advised to stop all non-essential travel.[2] On March 22, after its first case, the government limited non-essential travel out of the territory or into remote communities to protect Yukon's most vulnerable citizens.[3] On April 17, minister of community services John Streicker signed the Ministerial Order, which allowed enforcement officers to deny entry to non-essential travellers.[4] All schools are currently closed.[5]
On March 22, 2020, Premier Sandy Silver and the Chief Medical Officer, Brendan Hanley, announced that Yukon had its first cases of COVID-19 in Yukon, a couple who had attended a convention in the United States and then returned home to Whitehorse.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Case counts: COVID-19". yukon.ca. Government of Yukon. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Information for Yukoners on Canada-US border restrictions". Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ "Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health provides update on COVID-19". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "New border control measures come into force". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 travel information specifically for Yukoners". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Yukon has 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the 1st in the territory". CBC News. March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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