The Yukon government has declared a state of emergency and announced a series of public health rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, including a proof-of-vaccination requirement that's set to take effect this Saturday.
The territory says it is “moving rapidly” to implement a proof-of-vaccination system for a range of settings, including restaurants, ticketed events, fitness facilities and personal services businesses, as well as faith-based and cultural gatherings.
A statement from the acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, says the territory is seeing “dramatic increases in COVID-19 spread” and residents need to pull together now to protect the territory's health-care system. Of the overall active infections, the territory says 132 are in Whitehorse residents, 20 cases are in Carmarks and four are in Carcross, while Burwash Landing, Pelly Crossing and Teslin each have one resident with an active case of COVID-19.Starting Saturday, Yukon says personal gatherings will be limited to two households when everyone is vaccinated and one household if anyone is unvaccinated.
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