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COVID-19 rules relaxed

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 15:51

By Dylan MacNeil

Wood Street Ramen in Whitehorse opened another table today.

Fully vaccinated people no longer need to self isolate in the Yukon and bars and restaurants can open all their tables.

The long weekend is officially over and while some of you might be trying to get through the work week, some of you might be making travel plans.

As of today, fully vaccinated people don’t have to self isolate when then enter the Yukon.

Vaccination status of those coming to the territory will have to be verified. Premier Sandy Silver said on Friday that some details of the process still have to be worked out.

“What will have to happen is you’ll have to sign a declaration that you have been fully vaccinated, which means two shots and at least 14 days since your second shot. They’ll also have to provide consent for the verification of their vaccine status in order to be exempt from the self isolation requirement. Right now, we can verify Yukoners no problem, we can verify people from BC no problem, we’re working on other jurisdictions. So, right now that verification is limiting a bit.” Said Silver to CHONFM.

Bars and restaurants can also operate at full capacity, though dancing and mingling is still not allowed.

Kurt Beutler is the general manager of Wood Street Ramen in Whitehorse.

“We’re a small little place so we only have three tables. We’re only able to add one but still, that’s turning away one less table. So yeah, it’s nice. We’ll see how it goes, but so far so good.” Says Beutler.

The are new rules for gatherings too, social bubbles can increase to 20 people, indoor gatherings can now have up to 20 individuals with mask use, and outdoor gatherings can be 100 people.

Funerals and weddings can also have 200 guests with social distancing, the same number and rule applies to gyms and recreation centres.

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