COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Sunday, April 18

Premier Dennis King says the province is looking at further strengthening its "already strict" provincial border measures in an effort to limit the importation of COVID-19.

A patient suffering from COVID-19 has been admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, becoming Prince Edward Island's first hospitalization case due to the coronavirus since the pandemic began.

About 600 people took part in a job fair hosted by the Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I. on Saturday afternoon.

Lt.-Cmdr.Mitchell Drake took on a new job in March of 2020, and since then the Island-born physician's main taskhas been keeping Royal Canadian Navy members safe from COVID-19 while ensuring they remainmobile.

Filmmakers on P.E.I. and across Atlantic Canada have been kept busy and employed over the past year with projects commissioned by the Bell-owned television channel Fibe TV1.

For families in western P.E.I. headed for ice cream this weekend, there's a new hero in town: a mysterious man who is buying free cones for hundreds of children at dairy bars in the area.

The Island has seen 170cases of COVID-19, with 10considered active. There have been no deaths and two hospitalizations.

Elsewhere in the Atlantic region Friday:

• New Brunswickreported 11 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, for a total of 150 active cases.
• Nova Scotiahas eight new cases for a total of 44 active cases.
• On Friday,Newfoundland and Labradorreported three new cases of COVID-19 and has 18 active cases.

Also in the news

• Premier Dennis Kingsaid now is not the time forP.E.I.to discuss relinquishing any of its vaccine doses, as the Canadian Medical Association has urged lesser-impacted regions of Canada to do.
• The delay in the reopening of the Atlantic bubble has complicated life for university students returning to P.E.I. with the end of the spring semester.
• You can add fishing to the list of pastimes that have become more popular during the pandemic.
• Islanders are being advised to check their home insurance policies to see if it includes a new clause excluding COVID-19 coverage.

TheseIslanders are currently eligible for a vaccine

• People over 55.
• Islanders over the age of 16 with underlying medical conditions, and all eligible members of their household.
• Frontline workers over the age of 40 who interact with the public and cannot work virtually.
• People providing health care services to the public includingoptometrists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and their support staff.
• Non-frontline health care workers needed to maintain health care system capacity
• Firefighters, police officers, power-line workers.
• Residents and staff of long-term care homes.
• Adults living in Indigenous communities.
• Residents and staff of shared living facilities.
• Truck drivers and other rotational workers.

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

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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