COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Sunday, May 24

Anne of Green Gables The Musical and the rest of the Charlottetown Festival has been cancelled for this year, but the Confederation Centre of the Arts is exploring ways to offer some programming,

The centre is surveying Islanders to see what kind of programming they would like to see when further restrictions are eased.

A 25-year-old Island womanhas been working hard to distribute essential items to locals in Colima, Mexico, affected by COVID-19.

Dr. Heather Morrison, P.E.I.'s chief public health officer, is expected to give her next COVID-19 briefing Tuesday at 11 a.m.Morrison has led Islanders through the two-month pandemic. Read more about her here.

Some retails stores and services such as barbers and massage therapists began reopening Friday duringPhase 2 of the province's ease-back plan.

P.E.I. has had 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19. All have recovered. More than 5,300 people on P.E.I. have been tested.

Also in the news

• Some Island fishermen say a week into the delayed spring season, they're just not able to sell everything they're catching.
• P.E.I. campgrounds say they are struggling to prepare with lack of government information.
• The P.E.I. Legislature will hold its first sitting Tuesday since the start of the pandemic, and there have been some changes made.
• P.E.I.'s seasonal residents a concern for N.B., but manageable, said New Brunswick Premier BlaineHiggs.
• Sport leaders on P.E.I. held a virtual conference this week with the Chief Public Health Officeto discuss resuming activities.

Further resources

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

More COVID-19 stories from CBC P.E.I.