Canada adds 45 new COVID-19 deaths as P.E.I. introduces ‘circuit breaker’ measures Officials are acting under the assumption that they are a contagious new variant of COVID-19 that first emerged in the United Kingdom and was detected on the Island earlier this month, they added.“We need to wrap our arms around this virus and prevent it from spreading to the full extent that we can,” King said at a Saturday afternoon briefing.“We will continue to ask people to stay apart as much as possible while at the same time being as active socially and physically as possible because we have learned over time how important both those aspects are to our overall well-being.”The new restrictions, which take effect on Sunday and last for two weeks, will.