COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Monday, Sept. 7

P.E.I. confirmed four new positive COVID-19 cases Monday.

Two of the cases are essential workers a woman in her 40s and a man in his 20s neither work in the heath-care industry, according to the province.

The two other cases are children, under the age of 10, who are part of the same family.

Both groups arrived back to the province after international travel. All four are self-isolating, a news release from the province said.

The Chief Public Health Office said there will be more updates on travel related to the cases at a news briefing on Tuesday.

There was another case of COVID-19 confirmed on the IslandFriday, which was aman in his late teens who arrived following international travel. That news came aftertwo other cases were confirmed during routine testing of self-isolating essential workers on Thursday. The workers had travelled to the province from another country.

P.E.I. has confirmed a total of 51cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with no deaths or hospitalizations. There are sevenactive cases on the Island.

Masks will play a big role as many Islandstudents get ready to head back to classrooms Tuesday.

Students and staff at UPEI will be required to wear non-medical masks in campus buildings.

Many students at Summerside Intermediate School won't have to worry about buying non-medical masks for the first day of class. A local business organization donated hundreds of masks to the school.

Masks willbe required when students get on the bus. Bus drivers have extras to hand out to students who may have forgotten theirs. Additional cleaning protocols have also been put in place.

Also in the news

• Two business people, both newcomers, are each navigating thechallenges of startingnew businessesduring pandemic restrictions.
• Islanders can now find outonlineif they have tested negative for COVID-19.
• The public health office saidP.E.I. officials havenot made a decision about when the province might adopt thenational mobile notification appmeant to tell people when they have been close to someone who later tested positive forCOVID-19.
• Island Waste Management reminded people thatgloves, disposable masks and sanitary wipesneed to go in the black bin, not in recycling or down the toilet.
• The unemployment rate in P.E.I. dropped in August, according to data from Statistics Canada released this week.
• The Canada Revenue Agency says people who applied for the Canada emergency response benefitthis monthshould have received their moneyby Friday.

Further resources

• Here isinformation for livingwith the COVID-19 pandemic on P.E.I. including information on government relief programs, physical distancing measures, and essential health services.
• Here is achart tracking COVID-19 numbers and a timeline of COVID-19-related events on P.E.I.
• Here isa guide onwhat parents and students need to knowbefore heading back to class as soon asSept. 8.

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