COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Tuesday, Sept. 29

Since the start of the pandemic, P.E.I.Chief Public Health OfficerDr. Heather Morrison says her office has received negative comments, in some cases threats, from Islanders in relation to the COVID-19 rules in the province.

P.E.I. has identified one new case of COVID-19 in the province, an Island man in his 20s, who had travelled outside the Atlantic bubble.

The Island has adopted a new alert system to help Islanders navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Visitors to P.E.I.'s COVID-19 clinics are receiving their test results "almost always" within 24 hours, says medical microbiologist Dr. Greg German.

P.E.I. government officials say the Access PEI site in Montague will reopen to the public sometime in October, but the date has not yet been set.

With the devastating tourism season of 2020 behind it, the P.E.I. industry is looking ahead with continued uncertainty.

Charlottetown Mayor Philip Brown is concerned work-from-home initiatives are draining away customers from the downtown.

There have been 59confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Island, with 57 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. gift card program designedto support the Island tourism industry had a successful first day Monday, with some retailers reporting that they had soldup to 40 per cent of their stock before noon.
• The COVID-19 testing clinic in Charlottetown has moved to the former government garage on Park Street, and out of the Eastlink Centre.
• Pandemic public health protocols on P.E.I. require extra cleaning at child care centres, and that has caused some issues for some facilities.

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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