COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Wednesday, June 23

Starting Wednesday, vaccinated people from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador with pre-travel approval who submitted vaccine records will be exempt from self-isolating on P.E.I. 

Travellers will require a negative test soon after arriving on P.E.I.

Also, this is different from the P.E.I. Pass — which doesn't come into effect until June 27.

The P.E.I. government is hiring 170 people to manage all the travellers coming to the Island at the end of June.

The province has received 28,151 P.E.I. Pass applications so far, officials with the Department of Justice and Public Safety said in an email to CBC on Tuesday. Of those applications, 2,090 have been approved. 

Part of Nova Scotia's Trans-Canada Highway has been shut down because of a protest over border restrictions announced Tuesday by the provincial government. P.E.I. officials say they are concerned about the disruption and are hoping for a "swift and peaceful" resolution.

Because vaccine supplies have increased, an additional 14 P.E.I. pharmacies can now offer the Moderna vaccine to anyone aged 18 and over.

Starting Wednesday, Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus is increasing its service to six days a week with the easing of borders in Atlantic Canada. Travel and parcel delivery will be available every day except Saturday. 

For their ninth season and second COVID-19 summer, Prince Edward Island musical comedy duo Patrick Ledwell and Mark Haines are back for the Island Summer Review.

The Canadian Premier League won't be back in Prince Edward Island to play games this summer, but league commissioner David Clanachan says he'd love to bring teams back someday.

Prince Edward Island has reported no new cases since June 3, and has no active cases.   

Elsewhere in Atlantic Canada: 

New Brunswick reported one new case Wednesday, for a total of 43 active cases.   

Nova Scotia has no new cases of COVID-19, and the number of active cases has fallen to 60.

Newfoundland and Labrador has no new COVID-19 cases. There are 13 active cases. 

Also in the news

• Residents both for and against a proposal to construct a new access road onto Angus Drive from St. Peters Road took their concerns back to Charlottetown city council Tuesday night.
• All five councils of Prince Edward Island's largest municipalities have now voted in favour of the option of online voting for the next municipal elections.
• The provincial government is putting another $3 million in the Community Housing Fund, a partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association's P.E.I. division.
• P.E.I.'s auditor general says he'd like to see more of a public discussion around how much money the province spends every year on interest charges to service the provincial debt.
• Summer staff in Cornwall found an adorable surprise when they saw a mother duck and her ducklings swimming in their community pool.
• The campgrounds at the National Park in Cavendish are open to the public again, although at a limited capacity. Post-tropical storm Dorian took down 80 per cent of the trees in 2019 and the campground sustained about two metres of erosion after the storm. 

These Islanders are currently eligible for a vaccine

• People over 12.
• Islanders over 18 can book an appointment for Moderna vaccine at a pharmacy.

You can find more information about how to get a vaccine here.

Further resources

• Here is a chart of COVID-19 cases on P.E.I. since March 2020, and a timeline of pandemic events.
• Here is a look at how coronavirus is spreading across Canada.

Reminder about symptoms

The symptoms of COVID-19 can include:

• Fever.
• Cough or worsening of a previous cough.
• Possible loss of taste and/or smell.
• Sore throat.
• New or worsening fatigue.
• Headache.
• Shortness of breath.
• Runny nose.

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