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Passengers on three more flights to Vancouver warned over COVID-19 exposure

The BC Centre for Disease Control has flagged two flights from Mexico City and one from Seoul, South Korea.
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B.C. health officials are warning passengers aboard three flights inbound to Vancouver over possible exposure to COVID-19. 

The BC Centre for Disease Control has flagged two flights from Mexico City and one from Seoul, South Korea.

July 8: Aeromexico, 696, Mexico City to Vancouver (seats 22 to 16)

July 8: Air Canada 0064, Seoul to Vancouver

July 17: Aeromexico 696, Mexico City to Vancouver

The later two flights do not specify which seats were exposed, a condition which triggers a warning to all passengers.

Anyone aboard these flights should self-isolate for a 14-day incubation period and monitor for symptoms. 

The flight is in addition to the following recently flagged by the BC Centre for Disease Control and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

July 5: WestJet 186, Vancouver to Edmonton

July 5: Korean Air 071, Incheon, South Korea, to Vancouver

July 6: American Airlines 1270, Dallas to Vancouver

July 7: United Airlines 375, San Francisco to Vancouver 

July 8: Air Canada 311, Montreal to Vancouver

July 13: Air Canada 111, Toronto to Vancouver 

July 13: Air Canada 8073, Vancouver to Victoria

July 13: Air Canada AC112, Vancouver for Toronto