WestJet flight that recently landed in Comox added to COVID-19 exposure list

WestJet flight that recently landed in Comox added to COVID-19 exposure list
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BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is warning passengers about potential exposure to COVID-19 onboard WestJet flight 3355 that arrived in Comox from Calgary on Oct. 22. 

A WestJet flight that recently landed in the Comox Valley had COVID-19 onboard.

BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is warning passengers about potential exposure to COVID-19 onboard WestJet flight 3355 that arrived at Comox Valley Airport from Calgary on Oct. 22. The affected rows are 1-6 and the aircraft involved was a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprop.

The flight has been added to the BCCDC’s exposure list.

Passengers who were on board a domestic flight that has been added to the province’s COVID-19 exposure list should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days, according to the BCCDC.

Those who were sitting in rows identified are considered to be at a higher risk of exposure due to their proximity to the case.

COVID-19 symptoms 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.

MORE: COVID-19 exposure warning issued for another WestJet flight that landed in Victoria

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