ICYMI: “We're seeing this across the whole country where definitely COVID cases are on the rise with BA.5. But we don't know where this is going to go,' Gardam said. 'We're OK, but we're not OK. This is no way to run a health-care system.”
Health P.E.I. CEO Dr. Michael Gardam confirmed twice as many Health P.E.I. staff were absent due to COVID-19 infection as of Friday than the week prior. Fifty-four staff were absent due to COVID-19 as of Friday. - SaltWire Network File PhotoCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Twice as many of P.E.I.’s health-care workers were absent from work this weekend due to COVID-19, compared to the Canada Day weekend, health officials have confirmed.
P.E.I.'s healthcare system is facing the strain of another potential wave of COVID-19 in the midst of another summer of staff shortages - File Photo These restrictions currently include a required seven-day period of isolation for individuals who test positive, as well as a mask mandate within long-term care homes and hospitals.
Department of Health staff said chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison is currently absent but offered no details on why or when Morrison will return.
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