10 more Vancouver flights now flagged for potential coronavirus exposure

Ten more recent flights with a connection to Vancouver have been identified as having potential COVID-19 exposures.

According to the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), six of the flights were domestic, while four were international.

The following flights have been added to the #COVID19 exposures page https://t.co/ku11hmNtya
– September 30: WestJet Flight 725, Toronto to Vancouver
– October 4: WestJet Flight 725, Toronto to Vancouver
– October 7: Air India Flight 1143, Delhi to Vancouver pic.twitter.com/pKK1Ur49eZ

— BCCDC (@CDCofBC) October 14, 2020

The following flights were added to the #COVID19 exposures list: https://t.co/IW0skIyThO
Oct 7: Air Canada 311, Montreal to Vancouver
Oct 5: Air Transat 770, Montreal to Vancouver
Oct 3: Air Canada 305, Montreal to Vancouver
Oct 2: Air Canada 116, Vancouver to Toronto
1/2 pic.twitter.com/VrK5Y4hdPX

— BCCDC (@CDCofBC) October 13, 2020

Oct 1: Lufthansa 492, Frankfurt to Vancouver,
Oct 1: Air Canada 250, Frankfurt to Vancouver
Sep 30: Air India 1143, New Delhi to Vancouver
2/2

— BCCDC (@CDCofBC) October 13, 2020

The BCCDC says that anyone who was on a flight that included a coronavirus case should “self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days.”

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Common coronavirus symptoms include cough, fever, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell, and gastrointestinal issues.