COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Sunday, Nov. 22
CBC News | Posted: November 22, 2020 2:55 PM | Last Updated: November 22, 2020
Masks mandatory throughout shows at entertainment venues, and mall Santa Claus is coming to town
P.E.I.'s new mandatory mask rule means some changes for entertainment venues.
Audience members, unless exempt, are required to wear masks throughout the activity, even if physical distancing can be maintained. People can remove their mask while eating or drinking.
A retired couple from Maine will have butter on their biscuits and smiles on their faces for the upcoming U.S. Thanksgiving — thanks to the generosity and thoughtfulness of a P.E.I. woman living in Halifax.
Santa Claus will be at the Charlottetown Mall beginning Dec. 4, but children won't be able to sit on his knee. Instead, they'll be telling him their Christmas wish lists though a Plexiglas divider.
Mall officials said their plan was approved Friday by the Chief Public Health Office.
There is one active COVID-19 case in the province. P.E.I. has seen a total of 68 cases, with no deaths and no hospitalizations.
New Brunswick announced six new cases of COVID-19 in the province Sunday and 23 Saturday, bringing its total active cases to 77.
Eleven new cases of COVID-19 were reported Sunday in Nova Scotia, and eight on Saturday. It now has 44 active cases.
Also in the news
- 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 1 of mandatory mask wearing in indoor spaces in stride Friday.
- There was 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.
- 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.
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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Corrections:
- A previous version of this story stated there had been a total of 70 cases of COVID-19 on P.E.I. There have in fact been 68. November 20, 2020 12:43 PM