Flight that recently landed in Nanaimo added to province’s COVID-19 exposure list

Passengers who were on a recent Air Canada flight that landed in Nanaimo are being warned about possible exposure to COVID-19.

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) added Air Canada flight 8265 from Vancouver to Nanaimo on Dec. 15 to its COVID-19 exposure list on Monday evening.

The affected rows on the flight were 5 to 11.

The addition comes a few days after the BCCDC Air Canada/Jazz flight 8261 from Vancouver to Nanaimo on Dec. 13 to the exposure list. The affected rows on that flight were 8 to 14.

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.

RELATED: Multiple Island flights added to province’s COVID-19 exposure list

Flights with COVID-19 exposures: https://t.co/ahoRnYUlI0
Dec 13: Air Canada 123, Toronto to Vancouver
Dec 15: Air Canada 855, London to Vancouver
Dec 15: Air Canada 8265, Vancouver to Nanaimo
Dec 16: WestJet 3323, Kelowna to Vancouver
Dec 18: Air Canada 121, Toronto to Vancouver pic.twitter.com/OkuNL4hdLO

— BCCDC (@CDCofBC) December 22, 2020

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