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Collected Item: “P.E.I. Buddhist monks, nuns create bubble within the bubble amid COVID-19”

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P.E.I. Buddhist monks, nuns create bubble within the bubble amid COVID-19

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Buddhist monks and nuns are creating bubbles within their community in Prince Edward Island. "Anyone who leaves the bubble will be quarantined for 30 days" according to Venerable Kelvin Lin. PEI has been one of the best provinces in Canada keeping their Covid-19 rates down. Creating social bubbles has been a popular method of prevention in Canada aswell.

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Canada, Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada, buddhism, religion, bubble

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-buddhist-monks-isolation-bubble-1.5765976

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Sheehan Desjardins

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2020-10-16
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