P.E.I. schools to reopen as province moves out of COVID-19 lockdown P.E.I. will on Thursday move out of the red-level lockdown that was imposed early this week in response to a COVID-19 outbreak that led to mass testing. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Mar 03, 2021 10:43 AM AT | Last Updated: March 3 Extensive testing has given provincial officials confidence to move out of the red phase, says Premier Dennis King.(CBC)