COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Friday, April 2

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrisonhas been named Summerside's'good neighbour' of the year for her handling of the pandemic.

Minor hockey players on P.E.I. might just be the only ones in Canada lacing up their skatesfor provincials and playoffs this season.

It's Good Friday andEaster celebrations on P.E.I. will be limited by thepandemic, but church leaders say it will be a step up from 2020 when they were mostly cancelled altogether.

The province says testing sites and clinics will be operating on reduced hours over the Easter weekend.

Prince Edward Island has now recorded 160 cases of COVID-19 since its first case inMarch 2020. The latest case, announced Thursday, is a person under 19 who was a close contact of a previous case and has been isolating since learning that.

In her weekly check-in with CBC News: Compass,Morrison said the province has had no confirmationon the delivery of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, expected toarrive in Canada at the end of April.

Builders and suppliers in P.E.I.'s construction industry are working with some alternative materials as costs and availability continue to be a concern in the busy sector.

It looks like 2021 will be another difficult year for anyone looking for a new bicycle, as more people spend timeoutside during the pandemic.

The Island has had 160diagnosed cases of COVID-19, with no deaths or hospitalizations. There are 13active cases on the Island.

Throughout the Atlantic region:

• Nova Scotia reported nine new cases on Fridayfor a total of 31active cases in the province.

• New Brunswick also reported ninenew cases of COVID-19 for a total of 147active cases.

• Newfoundland and Labrador reported one new travel-related caseon Thursday andhas four active cases.

Also in the news

• Organizers of Rock the Boat Music Festivalare confident they can work withCOVID-19 rules to hold the event this summer.
• With in-person fundraisingmade difficult bypandemic restrictions,fire companies on P.E.I. have moved online.
• Despite restrictions reducing attendance, some P.E.I. churches saydonations are up in the last 12 months.
• In her regular Tuesday briefing, Chief Public Health OfficerDr. Heather Morrison said there are no current plans to let young Islanders apply for other kinds of vaccine appointments now that the province's AstraZeneca vaccine delivery program has been halted overblood clot concerns.
• Morrison is urging Islanders to continue beingeager and enthusiastic about receiving a COVID-19vaccine despite a decision to haltall use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine in the province.
• A U.S. couple who consider P.E.I. home is desperate for guidance on border rules.

TheseIslanders are currently eligible for a vaccine

• People over 65.
• People60-69 with certain specific serious underlying health conditions, and their primary caregivers.
• Firefighters, police officers, power-line workers.
• Residents and staff of long-term care homes.
• Adults living in Indigenous communities.
• Residents and staff of shared living facilities.
• Truck drivers and other rotational workers.

Further resources

• Here isa chart of COVID-19 cases on P.E.I. since March 2020, and a timelineof 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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