Yukon's chief medical officer of health says that the territory is testing some individuals for COVID-19, even if those people do not show symptoms. But on Friday Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brendan Hanley told CBC's Yukon Morning that the territory has been doing what he called "focused asymptomatic testing." "When we do ... asymptomatic testing, we're really trying to focus on where we are seeing possibly higher risk, higher-risk contacts or even higher-risk settings and going after those." Hanley said this form of "surveillance testing" is very different from doing widespread testing for anyone who wants a test. Focused asymptomatic testing though, is already a part of our approach."

Source: CBC News December 04, 2020 20:23 UTC