Prince Edward Island has joined Newfoundland & Labrador by bringing in required quarantine periods for visitors.
In yet another setback for the Canadian travel and tourism industry, PEI leaders say that, as of today (Dec. 22) at 8 a.m., fully vaccinated visitors to the province will have to isolate for four days.
Every visitor who enters PEI will be given two rapid COVID-19 tests and must complete them on day two and day four. If both tests show negative results, the individual can leave isolation. Unvaccinated individuals must complete eight days of self-isolation.
Visitors to PEI also must fill out the PEI “Vax Pass.”
“We know that the importation of the virus remains our biggest challenge,” Premier Dennis King told the media on Tuesday. “”This is not the situation we planned to be in.”
The CBC reports that “if a person chooses to move into a household, everyone in that household must self-isolate.”
The PEI government also is requiring restaurants and bars to close early.
As of Tuesday, Dec. 21, all those travelling to Newfoundland and Labrador are required to self-isolate for five days upon arrival. They also must take a rapid COVID-19 test every day for five days. If all results are negative, they can be let out of isolation.
Unvaccinated children will have to self-isolate for five days, and produce a rapid test each day.
British Columbia authorities are encouraging BC residents to stay close to home this holiday season, but they haven’t yet passed any quarantine or isolation laws.
