The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has added the Nov. 15 WestJet flight 195 from Calgary to Victoria to its COVID-19 exposure list. (Black Press Media files)

New COVID-19 exposure on WestJet flight from Calgary to Victoria

The BCCDC has added the Nov. 15 WestJet flight 195 to its exposure list

  • Nov. 18, 2020 12:00 a.m.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is warning flyers of a possible COVID-19 exposure on a Nov. 15 flight from Calgary to Victoria.

Because the BCCDC has not specified which rows were affected, it recommends that anyone who flew on WestJet flight 195 self-monitors for symptoms. Passengers can also fill out an online self-assessment form. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of sense of smell or taste, and headache.

READ ALSO: City of Victoria employee tests positive for COVID-19

This is the second time that WestJet flight 195 from Calgary to Victoria has been flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure this month, the first time being on Nov. 8. Then, rows four to 10 were affected.

In a Nov. 16 briefing, B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry urged residents to stop non-essential travel and avoid socializing as much as possible. On Tuesday, B.C. announced 11 more deaths and 717 new cases of COVID-19.

READ ALSO: Stop non-essential travel B.C.-wide, Dr. Bonnie Henry urges


 

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