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

The testing clinic in Charlottetown has moved, and sales of Canada's Food Island gift cards go on sale today.

Gift card program off to a good start, retailers say

Government building with sign saying
The new Charlottetown testing clinic on Park Street opens Monday. (Nicole Williams/CBC)

The COVID-19 testing clinic in Charlottetown has moved to the former government garage on Park Street, and out of the Eastlink Centre.

A P.E.I. gift card program designedto support the Island tourism industry had a successful first day Monday, with some retailers reporting that they had soldup to 40 per cent of their stock before noon.

Pandemic public health protocols on P.E.I. require extra cleaning at child care centres, and that has caused some issues for some facilities.

The Liberal government is asking Parliament to fast-track its latest COVID-19 economic recovery package, prompting a torrent of opposition outrage that the government forced the issue by proroguing Parliament in August.

Waste bins have not been as full during the pandemic. (Kevin Yarr/CBC)

The Island Waste Management Corporation has gathered less trash and compost on P.E.I. since the beginning of the pandemic.

Charlottetown police have fined two more people for hosting parties with more guests in attendance than permitted under COVID-19 measures.

There have been 58confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Island, with 57 considered recovered. There have been no hospitalizations or deaths, and there is no evidence of community spread.

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