COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Friday, Nov. 20

P.E.I.'s health minister says the province can expect up to 30,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in less than two months. James Aylward made the announcement in the P.E.I. Legislature Friday. 

Islanders seemed to take day one of mandatory mask wearing in indoor spaces in stride Friday. 

More evidence Friday that home improvements were the driving force behind P.E.I.'s retail sales recovery. Statistics Canada reported seasonally adjusted sales on P.E.I. were up 4.4 per cent in September compared to the month before, and even up compared to the same month in 2019. 

And visiting rules for P.E.I.'s long-term care homes will tighten again beginning next Monday, says the CEO of P.E.I. Seniors Homes. 

The Charlottetown Christmas Festival started Friday, and organizers had to figure out how to do it without drawing any crowds.

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The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Saint John Sea Dogs were supposed to play the Charlottetown Islanders on Friday, but have had to suspend in-person activities after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

There is now one active COVID-19 case in the province. P.E.I. has seen a total of 68 cases, with no deaths and no hospitalizations.

Also in the news

• P.E.I. Sen. Diane Griffin questioned the government representative in the Senate Tuesday, suggesting the federal government should force international travellers like snowbirds returning to Canada to self-isolate for two weeks in the city where they land, as Australia does. 
• King said there are no changes to the Atlantic bubble, but changes may be necessary if COVID-19 cases continue to rise in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
• Most people CBC P.E.I. spoke with on the streets of Charlottetown Tuesday supported new mandatory mask rules.

Further resources

• Here is information for living with the COVID-19 pandemic on P.E.I. — including information on government relief programs, physical distancing measures and essential health services.
• Here is a look at how coronavirus is spreading across Canada.

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