HALIFAX --
Prince Edward Island will move out of its 72-hour lockdown as of midnight Thursday, and into a modified circuit breaker, public health officials announced Wednesday.
Beginning midnight Thursday, P.E.I. will enter a 10-day 'modified circuit breaker' which will last until 8 a.m. on March 14.
“As I’ve said before there is no playbook for dealing with COVID-19,” said P.E.I. chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison during a news update on Wednesday. “Based on our own experience and that of our colleagues in Atlantic Canada, the importance of going fast and hard is the most effective approach. I would rather be here to explain why we acted quickly to protect the health of Islanders as opposed to why we did not act fast enough, or do enough.”