COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Friday, July 24

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is letting more visitors in to see patients, as of Saturday.

Life during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Statescan be frightening and frustrating, but at least two Prince Edward Islanders have lived south of the border for years, and are making the best of it.

TheP.E.I. Home and School Federation still has questions about schools reopening following two virtual town halls hosted by the Department of Education.

The P.E.I. government is hopeful aspects of the federal program that aims to safely reopen the economy will help women, who are much more likely than men to be unemployed in the pandemic, to get back to work.

A new program is offering women entrepreneurs up to $10,000 in cash to help them adapt their businesses in the pandemic.

The Gold Cup Parade organizing committee has confirmed what had been widely expected: The beloved Charlottetown parade will not go ahead in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Islanders have heard Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison repeatedly telling them: 'Be patient, be kind.' Now an Island man has turned those words into his first song

Pride P.E.I. will host more than 20 events this year, while making space available to acknowledge other human rights movements.

Some P.E.I. groups that support LGBTQ youth have found being forced to move online during the pandemic has actually helped them reach more people.

P.E.I. ranks third in Canada in terms of testing per capita, behind Alberta and Ontario, said Morrison.

Prince Edward Island has done 108 tests per 1,000 residents compared to the Canadian average of 94 per 1,000, she said.

Prince Edward Island is now down to twoactive cases of COVID-19, out of a total of 36 diagnosed since the pandemic began.

Also in the news

• Growth in the P.E.I. construction industry has slowed during the pandemic, but it hasn't stopped.
• Courtrooms on P.E.I. are making changes to adapt to COVID-19.
• The Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I. has made available a course on cleaning and disinfecting, specifically designed to address problems presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• A UPEI student saysthe cancellation of a federal youth volunteer program has left her in the lurch.
• The Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program is not working for some Island businesses that have been evicted during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Charlottetown MP Sean Casey.

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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