Potential COVID-19 exposure on Montreal to Halifax flight
Posted Nov 10, 2020 07:48:22 PM.
Nova Scotia Health advises of a potential COVID-19 exposure on a flight from Montreal to Halifax.
The flight, Air Canada AC 7558, flew on Oct. 28. It departed Montreal at 1:45 p.m. and landed in Halifax at 4:05 p.m.
Passengers in rows 20 to 26 and in seats A, B and C are more likely to have had close contact. Anyone in these seats is asked to call 811 for advice and to continue to self-isolate.
Anyone exposed to the virus on this flight may develop symptoms up to, and including, Nov. 11. Passengers on this flight but not in the designated seats should still continue to self-isolate and monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
Signs and symptoms include:
- fever or cough (new or worsening)
OR
- two or more of the following symptoms (new or worsening):
- sore throat
- runny nose
- headache
- shortness of breath
Anyone who's experienced any of these symptoms should take a self-assessment test at covid-self-assessment.
Nova Scotia Health asks people to remember to continue self-isolating until receiving next steps from 811. People also should not go directly to a COVID-19 assessment centre unless directed by 811.
Currently, anyone travelling to Nova Scotia from outside of the Atlantic Provinces is expected to self-isolate alone for 14 days after arriving. Effective Nov. 9, if a person travelling for non-essential reasons enters Nova Scotia from outside Atlantic Canada, then everyone in the home where they are self-isolating will have to self-isolate as well.
“When Nova Scotia Health Public Health makes a public notification it is not in any way a reflection on the behaviour or activities of those named in the notification,” says the news release.
All Nova Scotians are advised to continue monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms and are urged to follow public health guidelines on how to access care. Up to date information about COVID-19 is available at novascotia.ca/coronavirus.
