COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Monday, Nov. 16

A 20-year-old man has been charged with violating public health orders following a gathering of about 60people in Summerside on the weekend.

Members of the festivals and events community on P.E.I. are meeting this week to brainstorm ideas on how to overcome COVID-19 challenges in 2021.

Members of the legislative assembly have returnedfor the fall sitting and are rejoined bythe pages, whose program wasput on hold during the springemergency sitting.

The province's revised COVID-19 pandemic visitor and compassionate groundsvisitation protocol is expected to come into effect thisweekand will apply both to public and private facilities on P.E.I.

Despite COVID-19, a collection program for unused pesticides and animal medications has proceeded on P.E.I.

It was a difficult year for the Car Life Museum on P.E.I., which didn't open for the first time in 54 years due to the owner's death and COVID-19 restrictions.

There are four active COVID-19 cases in the province. P.E.I. has seen a total of 68cases, with no deaths and no hospitalizations.

Also in the news

• Charlottetown Airport CEO Doug Newson expressed concern that more flights may be cut, but Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison said she doesn't think rapid airport testing of passengers is a solution to jump-starting the industryright now.
• The province has further eased restrictions at long-term care homes in the province. Residents may now receive unscheduled visits in their rooms.

Further resources

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

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