P.E.I. urges residents in their 20s to get tested for COVID-19 amid uptick in cases

Prince Edward Island is urging residents in their 20s without COVID-19 symptoms to get tested for the virus today as the province struggles to contain an outbreak.

The drop-in clinic at Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside is one of multiple testing sites set up across the island amid a sudden spike in cases.

P.E.I. recorded six new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, all among people in their 20s.

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Officials say most of the new infections diagnosed over the last several days have no connection to travel outside the province and could potentially be a contagious new variant of the virus.

The province released a number of potential exposure locations on Saturday, including fast-food restaurants, retail stores and a gym, and introduced measures to interrupt the chain of transmission.

The new restrictions ban in-person restaurant dining and sporting competitions while limiting retail stores to half-capacity and organized gatherings to 50 people.