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Three more Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­flights flagged for possible COVID-19 exposures

The BCCDC is warning airline passengers they may have been exposed to COVID-19 on multiple recent Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­flights. 
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An air traveller wearing a non-medical face mask at a Canadian airport. Photo: Getty Images

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is warning airline passengers they may have been exposed to COVID-19 on multiple recent Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­flights. 

On Thursday, Sept. 24, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ shared several new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­flights that were added to the list of potential COVID-19 public exposures.

Since then, three more flights arriving into Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­International Airport (YVR) from both domestic and international points of origin have been added to the list.

The following flights have been added to the BCCDC's list of affected flights:

  • Sept. 17: Air Transat Flight 932 Toronto to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(Rows 4-9)
  • Sept. 17: West Jet Flight 725 Toronto to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(Rows 22-28)
  • Sept. 18: Air Canada Flight 45 Delhi to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(Rows 12-14 and 31-33)

Anyone who was on the listed flights is asked to self-monitor for symptoms and seek testing if warranted. Those seated in the rows closest to the affected case - provided row information has been given to officials by the airline - are considered at a higher risk than passengers elsewhere on the plane. 

Passengers on affected flights are not informed directly of potential COVID-19 exposure and are instead asked to monitor public notifications regarding flights. 

Additionally, passengers travelling from outside of Canada, meanwhile, must arrive prepared with a 14-day self-isolation plan. 

With files from Elana Shepert