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December 21, 2020 - 9:18 AM
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is reporting cases of COVID-19 on a pair of flights to the southern Interior just over a week ago, including two flights that landed in Kelowna and one that landed in Kamloops.
There were potential exposures on WestJet flight 3170, rows 15 to 20, from Kelowna to Calgary on Dec. 15. There were also potential exposures on WestJet flight 3342 from Calgary to Kelowna, Dec. 11, affecting rows 15 to 19.
There was a potential exposure on WestJet flight 3241 from Calgary to Kamloops, Dec. 11, affecting rows 8 to 14.
Passengers on a domestic flight with a COVID-19 case should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control.
For more information on self-isolation, click here.
— This story was updated at 9:52 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 to include a third affected flight.
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