COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Monday, Aug. 24

The province is working on a way for Islanders to access their COVID-19 test results online.

While mask-wearing is a necessity to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, it has created a problem for people who rely on lip-reading and other facial cues to understand others.

The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the Harvest Festival in Kensington, P.E.I., but the town was determined to find a way to celebrate its local producers.

Eight players hoping to make the Charlottetown Islandersare into their second week of self-isolation at a Charlottetown hotel.

Construction of an eight-storey apartment building on the Charlotttetown waterfront is one of a number of projects being delayed by the pandemic, says a local developer.

A campaign to gather school supplies for families in need is coming up short. Organisers say they are having trouble reaching donors during the pandemic.

P.E.I. has experienced nine accidental opioid-related overdoses in the past three months, six of them involving fentanyl. One former user shares her thoughts about the role COVID-19 is playing.

P.E.I. has confirmed a total of 44cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with no deaths or hospitalizations. Forty of those cases are considered to be recovered.

Also in the news

• Marc Campbell of Winsloe, P.E.I., won his third Gold Cup and Saucer race Saturday night in front of a crowd that was smaller than usual at the Charlottetown Driving Park at Red Shores.
• Dr. Michael Ungar, a specialist in child, family and community resilience, is providing tips about how parents can help children with the return to school during the public health crisis.
• Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison says she is concerned about 811 delays that are preventing some Islanders from getting answers to their most pressingCOVID-19-related questions.
• RCMP on P.E.I. say they have seen an"alarming" increase in child exploitation cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March.
• MLAs on the province's standing committee on health say there are pressing issues that need to be addressed before the possible arrival of a second wave of COVID-19 in the province.

Further resources

• Here isinformation for livingwith the COVID-19 pandemic on P.E.I. including information on government relief programs, physical distancing measures, and essential health services.
• Here is achart tracking COVID-19 numbers and a timeline of COVID-19-related events on P.E.I.

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