COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Friday, March 5
P.E.I.'s Chief Public Health Office announced one new case of COVID-19 on the Island Friday, a man in his 50s who is a close contact of a previously announced case.
After a year's delay due to the pandemic, the province is assuring Islanders it will be ready to roll out public pre-kindergarten on P.E.I. this September.
A statement Friday says the P.E.I. government is "pleased to hear that Health Canada has granted authorization for the use of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine today." The province has not yet been given any details of the planned rollout of the single-dose vaccine.
This is in addition to the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine approved earlier this week for use in people under 65, and the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that have been being administered for the past couple of months.
Summer camps are making plans to get back into operation this summer on P.E.I.
P.E.I. moved out of the red-level lockdown that was imposed in response to a COVID-19 outbreak that led to mass testing, and restaurants could reopen dining areas.
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Michael Gardam explained why P.E.I. is extending the time between COVID-19 vaccine doses, in an interview with CBC News: Compass Thursday. Watch it here.
Liberal MLA Heath MacDonald pressed the government for details in the legislature Thursday for its plan to support the Island's tourism industry during the upcoming season.
Here are the current public health restrictions, and what parents and students need to know as P.E.I. public schools open up again.
P.E.I. now has 24 active cases out of a total of 139 diagnosed. There have been no deaths or hospitalizations.
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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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