COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Monday, Oct. 5

The success of a fundraiser during the COVID-19 pandemic is a testament to how much people appreciate the Prince County Hospital, says the hospital foundation's communications officer.

Charlottetown's Delta Prince Edward is open to the public again after acting exclusively as the host of the Canadian Premier League's 2020 soccer season. The league came to P.E.I. to play a shortened version of itsseason, dubbed the Island Games,in a bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Brunswick tourism marketers are after Nova Scotians and Islanders, and Tourism PEI is after mainlanders, but they all have the same aim in mind.

Prince Edward Island has two new unrelated cases of COVID-19, Chief Public Health OfficerDr. Heather Morrison confirmed on Sunday.Both cases are men workingin unrelated, non-health-care industries and recently travelled outside Atlantic Canada, and both are self-isolating.

Starting Thursday travellers will no longer be screened by New Brunswick officials at the Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia borders.

The Green Party of Canada electedToronto lawyer Annamie Paul as their new leader Saturday. The leader was originally supposed to be selected at a convention in Charlottetown this weekend, but pandemic restrictions forced the event to a virtual space.

A new outdoor art exhibit in Charlottetown allows people to enjoy a leisurely walkwhile physical distancing. Rooted in Artfeatures five temporary art installations at the site of local trees.This event includes a 2.5-kilometre self-guided tour, where participants will be directed to five different stops to view the trees with art installations.

Premier Dennis King confirmed Friday thatCanada's COVID-19 contact notification app will soon be in use on Prince Edward Island. A news release saidIslanders with health cards will receive one-time "keys" or codes from their health authorities to use with the app.

There have been 61confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Island, with 58 considered recovered. There have been no hospitalizations or deaths, and there is no evidence of community spread.

Also in the news

• A P.E.I. couple ishoping the U.S. border will reopen in time for them to spend time in their Arizona home this winter.
• Hockey fanswill be allowed in the stands at Charlottetown Islanders games, although tickets will be limited to allow for physical distancing.
• A report from the P.E.I. Council on the Status of Women released Friday morningaims to preserve the views of women on the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The P.E.I. giant pumpkin weigh-off is closed to the public this yearbut the scales will still be ready for growers on Thanksgiving weekend.

Further resources

• Here isinformation for livingwith the COVID-19 pandemic on P.E.I. including information on government relief programs, physical distancing measures, and essential health services.
• Here is achart tracking COVID-19 numbers and a timeline of COVID-19-related events on P.E.I.
• Here isa guide onwhat parents and students need to knowabout attending school.

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