COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Monday, Nov. 30

Students returned to Charlottetown Rural High School on Monday morning for the first time since they found out one of their peers had tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.

Norbert Carpenter, acting director of the Public Schools Branch, spoke withCBCNews: Compass host Louise Martin about how that day went.

Santa Claus began a series of drive-by tours of Charlottetown Monday night, accompanied by bright lights and sirens.

The emergency operations centre is back up at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown in preparation for more COVID-19 cases.

A Montague couple has adapted to ensure the weekly free meal offered at a local church is still on the table during the pandemic.

Despite the pandemic, P.E.I. restaurants offering takeout and delivery registered some growth in September, according to Statistics Canada restaurant sales data.

The P.E.I. Council of People with Disabilities is cautioning Islanders about making assumptions regarding people who don't wear masks.

P.E.I. has seen a total of 72cases, with no deaths and no hospitalizations.

Nova Scotia reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, giving the province a total of 138 active cases.

New Brunswick reported six new cases, bringing itsnumber of active cases to 120.

Also in the news

• P.E.I. Premier Dennis King said the Charlottetown Rural student should not be seen simply as P.E.I.'s 72nd case of COVID-19, but rather someone who deserves the province'slove and support.
• Nearly two-thirds ofstudents who replied to a voluntary survey at UPEI reported strugglingmore with mental health issues during the pandemic and 11 per centsaidthey have had thoughts related to suicide.
• Face coverings will be mandatory for everyoneat the Mark Arendz Ski Park in Brookvale, P.E.I., this winter, officials say. The rule will applyeven when on the ski hill. On the hill, those coverings can be a knit balaclava.
• City Cinema is scramblingto fill its December schedule after a studio pulled three films.

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 a look at how coronavirus isspreading across Canada.

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