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Measles exposure warning issued for Vancouver airport and 2 flights
By Simon Little Global News
Posted November 29, 2023 5:18 pm
Updated November 29, 2023 6:40 pm
People who travelled through the Vancouver International Airport last Thursday are being warned they may have been exposed to measles.
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released a bulletin Wednesday, saying a passenger with measles was in the airport on Nov. 23.
“At YVR, the passenger spent time on the route between the arrival gate D73 at the international terminal and at the departure gate C48 in the domestic terminal, where the ill passenger waited for their next flight,” the BCCDC said.
The passenger was also aboard the following flights in and out of YVR.
Air Canada Flight 79 departed from Dubai, United Arab Emirates at 2:17 AM local time and arrived in Vancouver at 6:07 AM Pacific Time
Air Canada flight 206 departed from Vancouver at 10:36 AM Pacific Time and arrived in Calgary, Alberta at 1:06 PM Mountain Time
The passenger later tested positive for measles in Alberta...
Measles exposure warning issued for Vancouver airport and 2 flights
By Simon Little Global News
Posted November 29, 2023 5:18 pm
Updated November 29, 2023 6:40 pm
People who travelled through the Vancouver International Airport last Thursday are being warned they may have been exposed to measles.
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released a bulletin Wednesday, saying a passenger with measles was in the airport on Nov. 23.
“At YVR, the passenger spent time on the route between the arrival gate D73 at the international terminal and at the departure gate C48 in the domestic terminal, where the ill passenger waited for their next flight,” the BCCDC said.
The passenger was also aboard the following flights in and out of YVR.
Air Canada Flight 79 departed from Dubai, United Arab Emirates at 2:17 AM local time and arrived in Vancouver at 6:07 AM Pacific Time
Air Canada flight 206 departed from Vancouver at 10:36 AM Pacific Time and arrived in Calgary, Alberta at 1:06 PM Mountain Time
The passenger later tested positive for measles in Alberta...