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Person with COVID-19 travelled on Air Canada: health officials
The Brandon Sun - 7/1/2020
A case of COVID-19 identified on Monday was a passenger on three Air Canada flights between June 18 and June 23, public health officials reported Tuesday.
The person flew on flight AC 295 from Winnipeg to Vancouver on June 18, on flight AC 122 from Vancouver to Toronto on June 21 and on flight AC 259 from Toronto to Winnipeg on June 23.
People in rows 19 to 15 on flight AC 295 and rows 34 to 40 on flight AC 259 should self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and seek testing if they develop symptoms, according to a news release from the province.
"While public health assesses the risk to others as low, it is sharing this information to ensure people are aware and know to seek testing if symptoms develop," the news release states.
Information about affected rows for flight AC 122 are being confirmed and will be updated on the website at www.manitoba.ca/covid19/flights.html when available.
Meanwhile, one new case of COVID-19 was identified Tuesday, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 325.
The case is a woman in her 20s from the Winnipeg health region. The case investigation is ongoing and any additional information will be updated as required at www.manitoba.ca/covid19/updates/index.html#cases.
There are currently no patients being treated for the virus in hospital. There are18 active cases and 300 people have recovered from COVID-19 to date.
An additional 253 laboratory tests were performed on Monday, bringing the total number of tests performed since early February to 63,309.
Updated information on COVID-19 testing hours for Canada Day is available at www.manitoba.ca/covid19/locations.html/.
Outside Winnipeg, people experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 during the holiday are encouraged to visit their nearest urgent care centre or emergency department for testing. If symptoms are mild, they also have the option of self-isolating until community sites in their health region reopen the following day.