A flight from Vancouver to Victoria has been added to the province’s COVID-19 exposure list.
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says passengers onboard Air Canada Jazz flight 8069 on Feb. 28 may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus.
Feb 26: Air Canada/Jazz 8240, Vancouver to Terrace
Feb 28: Air Canada/Jazz 8069, Vancouver to Victoria
Feb 28: Air India 185, Delhi to Vancouver
Mar 1, Flair 8822, Vancouver to Calgary2/2
— BCCDC (@CDCofBC) March 5, 2021
Officials say the affected rows are 13-to-19.
BCCDC says passengers who were on a flight that has been added to the province’s COVID-19 exposure list should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days and those who were sitting in rows identified are considered to be at a higher risk of exposure due to their proximity.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, chills, cough or worsening of chronic cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss of sense of smell or taste, runny nose, headache and fatigue.
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