Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced enhanced public health measures that will remain in place until Monday, January 31, 2022. “Our numbers are going in the wrong direction and we are facing a serious situation. We have all been doing our best to...
An external panel of experts and community leaders will undertake a study of the performance of Prince Edward Island’s public and private long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our long-term care sector showed great effort and resilience in responding to COVID-19...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announced that Prince Edward Island’s legal order requiring seven days of isolation of positive cases of COVID-19 (10 days of isolation for immune compromised cases) and masks in high risk settings, including long-term care...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at West Royalty Elementary School in Charlottetown. Dr. Morrison announced six new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. All six individuals are under 19 years of age (with four...
Premier Dennis King has announced that a four-day isolation will now be required for fully vaccinated travelers with a PEI pass arriving in Prince Edward Island. Due to rising case counts, the rapid spread COVID-19 (notably the Omicron variant) in the province, and the need to...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, strongly recommends individuals in PEI to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others from respiratory illnesses this fall. Respiratory viruses such as influenza typically increase in the fall and winter months and COVID-19...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is urging Island residents, regardless of their vaccination status, to avoid non-essential travel to hot zones in New Brunswick. “We need to do our part to protect the residents of our province and support our friends and...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is advising Island residents to avoid travel off Island, unless necessary. “Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Atlantic Canada and across the country, Island residents should carefully consider travel outside of PEI at...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced new public exposure notifications for Prince Edward Island. The new public exposure locations for Friday, December 17 are: Grand Senses Spa (123 Grafton Street, Charlottetown) between 9:00 am and 9:30 am Founders...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is advising Islanders of a potential COVID-19 exposure on a flight that arrived in Prince Edward Island. Anyone who travelled on Air Canada Flight 7554 from Montreal to Charlottetown on Tuesday, July 27 should monitor for...