CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES COVID-19 TESTING UPDATE AUGUST 11, 2020 Charlottetown, PEI – All 276 participants, players, coaches and staff from the eight CPL clubs, along with referees, league staff and other members of the Canadian Premier League delegation staying at the Delta Prince Edward by Marriott hotel were tested for COVID-19 upon arrival in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on Saturday, August 8. All test results were negative. All participants will be re-tested later this week and then weekly, thereafter, for the duration of The Island Games. Prior to arriving in PEI, all members of the Canadian Premier League delegation were in self-isolation for at least 14 days and had a minimum of two negative COVID-19 tests. All members of the delegation traveled to PEI via chartered flight. While in PEI the delegation will be in a sequestered bubble at the Delta Prince Edward, except when they are playing games, training on the soccer pitch or seeking emergency medical care. The CPL delegation will have no contact with the public while in the province and there will be no spectators at the games.

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