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Three Island flights added to COVID-19 exposure list

Two flights to Comox and one to Victoria have been added to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s list of flights carrying a passenger with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Passengers on WestJet flight 3315 on Dec.
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Passengers on recent WestJet flights from Calgary to Comox and Edmonton to Victoria are being alerted that a passenger with a confirmed COVID case was on board. Andrew Vaughan, THE CANADIAN PRESS

Two flights to Comox and one to Victoria have been added to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s list of flights carrying a passenger with a confirmed case of COVID-19.

Passengers on WestJet flight 3315 on Dec. 23 from Calgary to Comox are advised to monitor themselves for symptoms. Those in rows 1 to 7 are considered to be at higher risk of exposure.

That same advice is being given to passengers on WestJet flight 3335, also from Calgary to Comox, on Dec. 27. Passengers in rows 13 to 19 are at higher risk.

WestJet flight 335 from Edmonton to Victoria on Dec. 28 was also added to the list, with those in rows 25-30 considered at higher risk.

Travellers are asked to monitor themselves for 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.