COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Wednesday, May 27

Some beaches and green spaces at P.E.I. National Park will reopen to the public June 1. Some areas, such as campgrounds, will remain closed.

Premier Dennis King has added three new members to the Council for Recovery and Growth, but the Official Opposition says there are critical voices still absent.

Island high schools have submitted graduation plans and are waiting for approval from the Chief Public Health Office.

Fitness centres and gyms are working on the details of reopening as pandemic restrictions continue to ease on P.E.I.

Holland College says the fall semester will include a mix of online and in-person classes with the intention to resume face-to-face classes in the winter semester.

In-school classes will not resume on P.E.I. until September at the earliest, says the director of the Public Schools Branch.

P.E.I. has had 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19. All have recovered. Nearly 6,000 people on P.E.I. have been tested.

Also in the news

• The P.E.I. government's acceptance of seasonal residents into the province next month will include a risk assessment, says the Chief Public Health Office.
• Some P.E.I. churches are preparing for religious gatherings in the next phase of the province's ease-back plan June 1.
• The 30-day limit on prescription drugs has been lifted, but health officials are asking Islanders not to stockpile their meds.
• Recreational sport organizations are making plans for the summer with the release of public health guidelines on the weekend.
• A team of 28 Islanders from various backgrounds and organizations has been created to establish a plan for recovery and growth potential for the province over the next one, two, five and 10 years.
• Summer camps on P.E.I. have made big changes to their programs or been forced to outright cancel this year because of COVID-19.

Further resources

• Here is information for living with the COVID-19 pandemic on P.E.I. — including information on government relief programs, physical distancing measures, and essential health services.
• Here are charts tracking COVID-19 numbers and a timeline of COVID-19-related events on P.E.I.

More COVID-19 stories from CBC P.E.I.