Yukon issues 'strong recommendation' for indoor mask use, and 3 public exposure notices
CBC
Citing an increasing number of COVID-19 cases daily in Yukon, the territory's acting chief medical officer of health issued a strong recommendation for Yukoners to wear masks in all indoor public spaces.
"I am concerned with the increasing number of cases we are seeing daily," said Dr. Catherine Elliott in a Tuesday news release. "We started at two cases a day, then four and now we are seeing 11 and 12."
Elliott reported 36 new cases of COVID-19 in Yukon over the Thanksgiving weekend. The case count in the territory now stands at 58, compared to 45 reported on Friday.
She said wearing a mask is a small sacrifice to make to avoid getting sick.
She said the Delta variant is spreading in the territory as more Yukoners travel south, where the variant is circulating.
"All of this combined with the approach of flu season means we must take steps to protect ourselves, our families and our community from the spread of COVID-19," said Elliott, adding that she's concerned about the "rapid and widespread transmission among groups and social networks with very low vaccination rates."
Elliott said that while she strongly recommends wearing a mask, it is not a public health order. However, businesses and facilities still have the right to ask people to wear one.
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