Passengers on two recent Vancouver Island flights are being warned about possible exposure to COVID-19.
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has added Air Canada/Jazz 8261 from Vancouver to Nanaimo on Jan. 20 and Air Canada/Jazz 8081 from Vancouver to Victoria on Jan. 22 to its COVID-19 exposure list.
The affected rows on flight 8261 are affected rows are 3 to 9 while the affected rows on flight 8081 are 10 to 16.
It’s the first time since Jan. 11 that a Vancouver Island flight has been added to the province’s exposure list.
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: WestJet flight that landed in Nanaimo added to province’s COVID-19 exposure list
Jan 20: Air Canada/Jazz 8261, Vancouver to Nanaimo
January 21, Air Canada 127, Toronto to Vancouver
Jan 22: Air Canada/Jazz 8081, Vancouver to Victoria
Jan 22: Air Canada/Jazz 8245, Terrace to Vancouver2/2
— BCCDC (@CDCofBC) January 26, 2021
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