Canada’s Atlantic Bubble Disintegrates as COVID-19 Cases Rise

Canada’s Atlantic Bubble Disintegrates as COVID-19 Cases Rise
An RCMP vehicle in front of the Confederation Bridge as a vehicle passes under a warning sign of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) checkpoint on Prince Edward Island at Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick, Canada, on April 2, 2020. Reuters/John Morris
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TORONTO—The “bubble” pact between Canada’s four Atlantic provinces has disintegrated in the face of rising COVID-19 cases across the country, as premiers in Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador announced quarantine requirements for all travelers from outside their provinces on Monday.

The two provinces joined in a so-called “bubble” with the other Atlantic provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in early July, agreeing to allow residents from within their borders to travel freely without quarantine. Anyone from other parts of Canada and internationally had to quarantine for 14 days.