Recent flight that departed Victoria added to COVID-19 exposure list

Recent flight that departed Victoria added to COVID-19 exposure list
Nicholas Pescod/CHEK News
A Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 parked at Vancouver International Airport.

Passengers who were on a recent flight that departed Victoria are being warned about possible exposure to COVID-19.

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) added Flair Airlines flight 516 from Victoria to Calgary on Aug. 19 to its COVID-19 exposure list.

The affected rows on the flight are rows 8 to 14.

The 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.

The addition of Flair 516 to the COVID-19 exposure list was announced over social media by the BCCDC, which recently resumed public notifications following a brief hiatus.

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