COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Monday, June 28

Travellers from all of the Atlantic provinces can now enterP.E.I. without having to self-isolate, as long as they have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and receive a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival.

Two people were charged Saturday for failing to stop at the COVID-19 checkpoint in Borden-Carleton.

The Downtown Farmers' Market openedSunday for its 12thyear in Charlottetown. It runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. AT on Queen Street. New summer markets have also opened inPoint Primand Winsloe.

P.E.I.'s Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry is pleased that the gardens at the Fanningbank estate in Charlottetown will once again be open to the public to tour, starting Monday.

There are no active cases of COVID-19 on P.E.I.Five visitors to the Island tested positive after rapid tests at the Borden-Carleton Confederation Bridge entry point, but PCR tests later came back negative.

Elsewhere in Atlantic Canada:

• Nova Scotia reported four new cases on Monday. The province has 57 active cases.
• New Brunswick has one new case, and has 26 active cases.
• Newfoundland and Labrador has one new COVID-19 case and there are six active cases.

Also in the news

• Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay plans to run for the Liberals in the next federal election even though the election has not been called yet.
• A P.E.I. company has seen a huge increase in sales of orange shirts it sells in support of Indigenous communities.
• The provincial government has relocated addiction services offered atDeacon HousetoSmith Lodge at 35 Weymouth St. in Charlottetown.
• The 12 p.m. AT arrival of a WestJet flight from Toronto to Charlottetown on Fridaymarkedthe carrier's return to P.E.I. after an absence of many months due to the pandemic.
• Friday was the first day Islanders will be able to access their vaccination record online for printing out for travel outside the Island or other purposes.

TheseIslanders are currently eligible for a vaccine

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

You can find more information about how to get a vaccinehere.

Further resources

• Here isa chart of COVID-19 cases on P.E.I. since March 2020, and a timelineof pandemic events.
• Here is a look at how coronavirus isspreading 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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