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COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Friday, July 17

The P.E.I. government says there have still been no new positive COVID-19 tests among Queen Elizabeth Hospital patients and staff tested this week.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital testing lab has been busy in July

A lab technician is pictured.
The lab at the Charlottetown hospital analyzed 2,054 tests between Sunday and Thursday of this week, after two cases linked to the QEH were identified. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

The P.E.I. government says there have still been no new positive COVID-19 tests among Queen Elizabeth Hospital patients and staff tested this week.

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King is not concerned about a New Brunswick rebate program designed to get New Brunswickers to vacation in their home province this summer, saying his province has a number of its own incentive programs in the works.

The COVID-19 testing lab at the QEH in Charlottetown has done nearly as many tests in the first 16 days of July as it did in the entire month of June.

Health PEI chief of nursing Marion Dowling explains new policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in emergency departments.

Everything is pretty much the same at City Cinema, except for signs reminding patrons where to walk, stand and sit. (Travis Kingdon/CBC)

Cineplex in the Charlottetown Mall and City Cinema downtown are both welcoming back customers, with COVID-19 restrictions in place, such as physical distancing and one-way foot traffic.

COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of St. Anne's Sunday, a festival celebrating the patron saint of the Mi'kmaq people.

The P.E.I. government says Quebec residents are being allowed,under "extenuating circumstances,"to sleep overnight on the Island while travelling to and from the Magdalen Islands.

A proposal by New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs to extend the Atlantic bubble to include part of Quebec is getting a cool response from his Atlantic colleagues, including the P.E.I. premier.

With so many rules to follow in the pandemic, people may be tempted to ignore other rules designed to keep them safe. (Jane Robertson/CBC)

A beach safety expert is concerned something he calls COVID fatigue may prompt people to take more risks while visiting the shore.

Pride celebrations will look different on P.E.I. this year as organizers work to put on a hybrid blend of in-person and online events.

P.E.I. has had a total of 36 cases of COVID-19. There are currently seven active cases, and 29 cases considered recovered.

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