COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Monday, Jan. 25

Founders Hall in Charlottetown wants to develop its outdoor space to create a place where people can gather more safely during the pandemic.

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's teams in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are set to return to action this week, while the league's three teams in New Brunswick will continue to sit out.

Marco Polo Land in Cavendish, P.E.I., has been named large campground of the year by a national camping and RV council after adapting to a season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

There have been no reported cases of influenza on P.E.I. this season, as well as fewer cases of coughs and colds, which the Chief Public Health Office creditsto "unintended impacts" of pandemic restrictions.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases reported on P.E.I. remains110, with sevenstill active. There have been no deaths or hospitalizations.

New Brunswick reported 27 new casesMonday, bringing its number of active cases to 348.

Nova Scotia had no new cases, with 19 still active.

Also in the news

• With cough and cold season all but non-existent this year because of COVID-19 health measures, Honibelozenge-maker Island Abbey Foodshas laid off 30 staff.
• Despite those layoffs, it'sbeen a banner year for P.E.I.'s biosciences sector, with more than 200 new jobsin 2020, and seven Island bioscience companiesplanning major expansions this year.
• There's been a reorganizationin the top ranks at Health PEI, after lessons learned about improved workflowduring COVID-19.
• Dr. Michael Gardamis now Health P.E.I.'s new chief operating officer, and said hewants to find out whyP.E.I. continues tostrugglewith a shortage of family physicians and nurses.

Further resources

• Here is a chart of COVID-19 cases on P.E.I. since March, and a timeline of pandemic events.
• Here is a look at how coronavirus isspreading across Canada.

Reminder about symptoms

The symptoms of COVID-19 can include:

• Fever.
• Cough or worsening of a previous cough.
• Possible loss of taste and/or smell.
• Sore throat.
• New or worsening fatigue.
• Headache.
• Shortness of breath.
• Runny nose.

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