COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Sunday, July 12

The ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia is back on schedule again after some crossings were cancelled Saturday.

Northumberland Ferries said the cancellations were caused by a technical issue with the shore ramp for the MV Confederation at Wood Islands.

The ferry service began six daily round-trip crossings from Wood Islands to Caribou, N.S., when the Atlantic bubble began July 3.

With one new case announced Sunday, P.E.I. has had a total of 34 COVID-19 cases, with 27 considered recovered.

After being postponed for more than two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 East Coast Music Awards took place on July 11 as a special pre-recorded broadcast. The East Pointers from P.E.I. won for songwriter of the year and contemporary roots recording of the year for Yours to Break.

The Downtown Farmers' Market returned to Charlottetown with COVID-19 precautions in place.

With COVID-19 shutting down Islanders' plans for summer travel, at least outside the Atlantic provinces, a lot of people are looking for things to do. Some shared their summer bucket lists.

Fabric stores on P.E.I. are seeing an increase in business as more people are making their own face masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Health PEI told employees in an email earlier this week that all staff who come in contact with patients and who aren't able to physically distance must now wear medical masks. Officials say the province has enough masks to last eight or nine weeks, if staff use an estimated 100,000 masks per week.

Education Minister Brad Trivers gave more details to CBC News on how schools will operate in the fall — students will not be required to physically distance in classrooms or on buses, he said, but may have to wear face masks in hallways.

Also in the news

• After hitting a low of $0.70 during the pandemic, the price of gas on P.E.I. is now back up over $1 per litre. 
• The opposition Liberals are calling on the province to provide increased funding to UPEI and Holland College to ensure tuition isn't increased and programs are not cut.
• Nurses on P.E.I. said they are are starting to feel the pressure of there not being enough of them to go around, says the president of the P.E.I. Nurses' Union.
• The P.E.I. Humane Society says dog bites are on the rise this year, and believe it's likely linked to more people staying at home because of the pandemic. 

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 is a chart 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.