COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Thursday, May 28

P.E.I. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison provided more details Thursday of the application process for seasonal residents wanting to come to the province.

The information came in a COVID-19 pandemic briefing Thursday morning.

Applications for seasonal residents to come to the province will open June 1, with theexpectation they could start arriving June 15.

The province will start allowing visits for people in long-term care facilities as part of Phase 3 of P.E.I.'s easing of COVID-19 restrictions, which comes into effect on Monday.

The visits will be by appointment only, and limited to two visitors. They will be held in a designated outside area, and time limits will also be in place to ensure all residents have an opportunity to visit with family or friends.

Premier Dennis King opened the briefing with an announcement that cabinet had extended the state of emergency on the Island to June 14.

Other recent news

P.E.I. Health Minister James Aylwardonce again cameunder fire for notself-isolatingright away afterreturning to P.E.I. from a health recruitment trip to Ireland in March.

Some restaurants on P.E.I. are busy preparing andmaking some tough decisions as the province moves closer to allowing dining rooms to open across the Island.

Staff at P.E.I.'s provincial court have been reimagininghow it will operate once it's reopened.

The City of Charlottetown plans to reopencity hall and police services to the publicon June 1 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. People will be asked to maintain physical distancing while accessing services.

Here's how three high school teachers are working to reach their students as they learn from home.

Island high schools have submitted graduation plans and are waiting for approval from the Chief Public Health Office.

P.E.I. has had 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19. All have recovered. Nearly 6,000 people on P.E.I. have been tested.

Also in the news

• A mantravelling through P.E.I. on his way tothe Magdalen Islandsis upset about the way he was treated on the Island.
• The Canadian Premier League is interested in playing soccer on P.E.I. this year, and that could be a big boost to the tourism industry.
• A Maritime bubble, allowing a degree of free travel between the provinces, may be possible by July, says Premier Dennis King.
• Holland College says the fall semester will include a mix of online and in-person classes with the intention to resume face-to-face classes in the winter semester.
• In-school classes will not resume on P.E.I. until September at the earliest, says thedirector of the Public Schools Branch.
• The P.E.I. government's acceptance of seasonal residents into the province next month will include a risk assessment, says the Chief Public Health Office.

Further resources

• Here isinformation for livingwith the COVID-19 pandemic on P.E.I. including information on government relief programs, physical distancing measures, andessential health services.
• Here arecharts tracking COVID-19 numbers and a timeline of COVID-19-related events on P.E.I.

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