{"id":3202,"date":"2021-09-30T16:36:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T16:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/pei-implementing-mandatory-covid-testing-upon-entry-sept-30\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:43:57","slug":"pei-implementing-mandatory-covid-testing-upon-entry-sept-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/pei-implementing-mandatory-covid-testing-upon-entry-sept-30\/","title":{"rendered":"PEI Implementing Mandatory Covid Testing Upon Entry Sept 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of Prince Edward Island is implementing Covid testing at all points of entry into the province, effective September 30 \u2013 regardless of immunization status and time outside of province \u2013 as an additional measure to protect local residents from increasing cases of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to CTA by the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association indicates the following will apply to truck drivers entering the province:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drivers who make regular trips to PEI (e.g. at least twice weekly) will only be required to be tested every 5 days;<\/li>\n<li>Drivers who don\u2019t make regular trips to PEI will be asked to be tested upon entry;<\/li>\n<li>All testing must be completed by PEI authorities;<\/li>\n<li>Test results from other jurisdictions completed in advance of arrival will <u>not<\/u> be accepted;<\/li>\n<li>Drivers who are not fully vaccinated are required to work-isolate when in PEI;<\/li>\n<li>Drivers who are fully vaccinated are NOT required to isolate when in PEI, but they are still required to get tested based on above frequency of trips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The province\u2019s website also highlights that \u201cdue to increased testing at the points of entry, travel delays, especially in Borden-Carlton, are to be expected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For complete details of PEI\u2019s new measures, <a 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