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Premier Dennis King has announced that a four-day isolation will now be required for fully vaccinated travelers with a PEI pass arriving in Prince Edward Island. Due to rising case counts, the rapid spread COVID-19 (notably the Omicron variant) in the province, and the need to...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 21 new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. These 21 cases are still under investigation and contact tracing is underway. Anyone identified as a close contact will be contacted directly by public health with...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced new public exposures for Prince Edward Island. There are 89 active cases of COVID-19 in PEI and there have been 504 cases since the pandemic began. The new public exposure notifications are as follows: Wednesday...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. These cases are still under investigation and contact tracing is underway. Positive cases have been linked to the following locations: Whisperwood Villa Belfast...

The Chief Public Health Office has released the following new exposure sites related to recent cases: Friday, December 10 Atlantic Super Store Montague (509 Main Street, Montague) between 8:00am and 12:00pm Sunday, December 12, 2021 Value Village between (339 University Ave...

COVID-19 drop-in testing for asymptomatic individuals will be available in Wood Islands at 198351 Weigh Station Road from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 19. Media Contact: Samantha Hughes Health and Wellness shughes@gov.pe.ca

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced additional public health measures as Prince Edward Island reaches a record number of daily COVID-19 cases. “It is disheartening and disappointing that we have to put additional measures in place to slow the spread...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced ten new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. “Islanders are reminded that COVID-19 continues to circulate in our province. Similar to other jurisdictions we are seeing transmission of the virus occurring very...

A new incentive will provide a cash reward to people who help bring experienced registered nurses into Prince Edward Island’s healthcare system. The PEI Experienced Registered Nurse (RN) Referral Program encourages Islanders to promote the benefits of living and working in PEI to...

Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. “It is very important that anyone who was at the public exposure locations announced in the last week to monitor closely for symptoms, even if they are mild. If any...