Premier Dennis King (Photo: PEI YouTube)
With the most recent cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island, some are raising the question, once again, as to whether this will put the Atlantic bubble at risk.
A woman in her 80s was diagnosed with the virus on Sunday, and a health-care worker from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown was found to be positive the same night.
Chief medical officer of health, Dr. Heather Morrison, says more testing is being done for workers and patients to see if there has been any further spread.
“If there is evidence in the days ahead of broader community transmission or if there is evidence of more spread, the questions around restrictions, the questions around travel will need to be looked at,” Morrison says.
She adds they will need to wait for more information, but the most recent cases appear to be connected.
“As we have said from the very beginning, we will follow the evidence and if it suggests that in the interest and safety of Islanders we need to begin to scale back, whether it is travel, whether it is any other aspects of our renewal P.E.I. plan, we will let the evidence do that. The next 24 to 48 hours are important and will guide us going forward,” said Premier Dennis King.
P.E.I. currently has eight active cases of COVID-19.
New Brunswick has one and Nova Scotia has three active cases remaining.
