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Maintain Public Health Measures this Holiday Weekend
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, encourages Islanders to continue prevention measures learned over the last two years this holiday weekend, especially when attending events and gatherings. This is an important time for...
PEI eases public health measures; home self-screening kits available for children; booster doses; Remembrance Day
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced the easing of some public health measures, effective immediately. “Given the declining number of active cases in PEI, the region and country, increased access to rapid tests, and limited community transmission, we...
Province announces COVID-19 related closures
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announces additional provincial measures to protect the health and safety of Islanders as the COVID-19 situation continues. Effective March 17, 2020, all public licensed child care centres will be closed until further notice and...
Four new cases of COVID-19 in PEI
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced four new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One of the individuals is in their 30s and three are under the age of 10 years. All had recently travelled outside of Atlantic Canada. Contact tracing is complete...
Masks strongly recommended in indoor spaces and still required in high-risk areas; Legal requirement to isolate continues
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, strongly recommends that individuals continue to wear masks in indoor settings and reminds Islanders that masks are still required in high risk areas effective May 6, 2022. “Masks are an important layer of protection, especially...
PEI COVID-19 Update for Thursday, February 10
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that there are 12 individuals in hospital who have COVID-19. There are seven people in hospital due to COVID-19 (including one person in the Intensive Care Unit) and five people in hospital who were admitted for...
Eased public health restrictions announced for PEI
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced eased public health restrictions for Prince Edward Island. “The recent circuit breaker measures and the 72 hour modified red level alert have allowed us to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 and slow the...
State of Public Health Emergency to be lifted with move to Step 3 of Moving On plan at midnight; isolation for positive cases and mask mandate continue
Step 3 of Prince Edward Island’s Moving On Plan, a guide to help the province transition out of the COVID-19 pandemic, begins tonight, Tuesday, April 5 at 11:59 pm. “Our response to the pandemic has been strengthened by the availability of vaccines and therapeutics, despite the...
PEI COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, February 16
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that there are six individuals in hospital who have COVID-19. There are three people in hospital due to COVID-19 and three people in hospital who were admitted for other reasons and were COVID positive on admission...