Dr. Heather Morrison

• P.E.I. rolls out ‘circuit-breaker measures’ to curb new COVID-19 outbreak

  Officials are acting under the assumption that they are a contagious new variant of COVID-19 that first emerged in the United Kingdom.

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  Feb 28
• Prince Edward Island begins airport COVID-19 testing pilot project

  Air travellers will have two swabs taken when they land on the Island: one for a rapid test and another that will be sent for confirmation at a provincial laboratory.

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  Feb 23
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• Prince Edward Island becomes last province to detect U.K. COVID-19 variant

  Premier Dennis King apologized to Islanders for interuppting their weekend but said he felt it was important that residents be informed. 

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  Feb 13
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• Atlantic provinces report uptick in COVID-19, including new cluster in P.E.I.

  Nova Scotia reported six cases, Newfoundland and Labrador added four, New Brunswick logged two and P.E.I. recorded three, for a total of 15 across the region.

  Dec 5, 2020
• COVID-19 case count doubles in P.E.I as officials report two new infections

  A spokeswoman for the Health and Wellness Department says there are four active cases in the province.

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  Nov 28, 2020
• P.E.I implements mandatory mask policy as COVID-19 cases surge in Canada

  The province announced that effective Friday it would make the wearing of masks mandatory for all enclosed public spaces.

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  Nov 17, 2020
• 2 new cases of COVID-19 in P.E.I.; authorities urge islanders to follow travel advice

  Both cases are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.

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  Oct 11, 2020
• Health officials say ‘too early’ into New Brunswick outbreak to reconsider Atlantic bubble

  Health officials for all the Atlantic provinces are 'closely monitoring' the situation in New Brunswick

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  Oct 9, 2020
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• Prince Edward Island reports two new cases of COVID-19, one of which is recovered

  PEI has had 57 confirmed COVID-19 infections, one of which is considered active.

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  Sep 15, 2020
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• Prince Edward Island reports two new COVID-19 cases, now has 11 active cases

  Dr. Heather Morrison says both people had travelled internationally and have been in self-isolation since arriving in the province and have completed routine testing.

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  Sep 9, 2020