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Passengers aboard 2 more flights through YVR warned of possible COVID-19 exposure

The BC Centre for Disease Control is warning air passengers of two more potential COVID-19 exposures on flights through Vancouver. Of the affected flights, one is international, while the other is domestic.
Kirsten Clarke
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More flights have been added to the BC Centre for Disease Control's list of COVID-19 public exposures.Getty Images

The BC Centre for Disease Control is warning air passengers of two more potential COVID-19 exposures on flights through Vancouver.

Of the affected flights, one is international, while the other is domestic.

The flights are:

  • July 24: Air Canada flight 311 from Montreal to Vancouver (affected rows: 1 – 4 and 12 – 14)
  • July 26: Air Canada flight 007 from Vancouver to Hong Kong (affected rows: 22 – 28)

“Where information on affected rows is available, passengers seated in these rows should be considered to be at higher risk of exposure due to their proximity to the case,” reads the agency’s public exposures webpage.

However, the BCCDC says that anyone onboard a domestic flight with a COVID-19 case should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days.

The flights were added to the BCCDC’s online list of public exposures Thursday.

Each of the flights had at least one person aboard who has tested positive for COVID-19. However, the agency does not provide information on the total number of cases on affected flights.

The two flights were not the only ones added to the public exposure list this week.

On Monday, the agency added five flights, both domestic and international, to the list.

Those flights include:

  • July 13: Air Canada flight 311 from Montreal to Vancouver (affected rows 19 – 25)
  • July 13: WestJet flight 3312 from Kelowna to Edmonton (affected rows 11 – 17)
  • July 14: Air Canada flight 561 from San Francisco to Vancouver (rows not reported)
  • July 20: Air Canada flight 305 from Montreal to Vancouver (affected rows 34 – 37)
  • July 22: Aeromexico flight 696 from Mexico City to Vancouver (affected rows 19 – 25)

The BCCDC does not directly contact people who were on the affected flights.

Anyone arriving in Canada from international travel is required to self-isolated and monitor for symptoms for 14 days upon their arrival.

A full list of public exposure alerts for flights can be found on the BCCDC’s website.