Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison and Premier Dennis King announced the province’s first COVID-19 case associated with the U.K. variant. Late yesterday, the Chief Public Health Office was notified by the provincial lab and the National...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed one case of the Omicron variant in PEI. The National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg has identified the case linked to the Omicron variant as one associated with the outbreak at St. Francis Xavier University in...
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...
Enhanced COVID-19 testing will be provided in Borden, Slemon Park, and Charlottetown for workers and commercial truckers starting Monday, with reduced turnaround times for test results. “All members of the border and testing teams have worked hard this weekend to ensure Prince...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has outlined next steps in Prince Edward Island’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. “Thank you to all Islanders who have already been vaccinated and to the many others who have booked appointments. The response from Islanders who are...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announced the further easing of public health measures within the province starting this weekend. Starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, the following public health measures will come into effect and are expected to...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that Prince Edward Island will pause the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine for those under 55 years of age in the province. “The risk of developing a health problem after being immunized is very low and...
Premier Dennis King and Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, have announced additional changes to the Moving Forward reopening plan for PEI. Effective immediately, individuals are no longer required to wear a mask while seated at indoor events (church services...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that a new Daily Testing for School Contacts protocol will be implemented in relation to recent cases linked to Westwood Primary School and Eliot River Elementary School. “It is important to note that this protocol...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced eased public health restrictions for Prince Edward Island. “The recent circuit breaker measures and the 72 hour modified red level alert have allowed us to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 and slow the...