People on an Oct. 11 flight into Timmins may have been exposed to COVID-19.
The Porcupine Health Unit has issued an advisory for the Oct. 11 Air Canada AC8289 from Toronto to Timmins that was scheduled to leave a 9:10 p.m.
People in rows 15 to 19 are advised to self-isolate immediately regardless of vaccination status and self-monitor for symptoms. Those affected should also call the health unit at 705-360-4819 or their local public health unit.
Other people on the flight should self-monitor for symptoms for 10 days from the potential exposure. If symptoms develop, get tested.
COVID-19 symptoms include fever, cough, loss of taste or smell, difficulty breathing, tiredness, and muscle aches and pain, nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea, abdominal pain, sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, decreased or lack of appetite, headache and pink eye.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new mandatory vaccination requirement for air and train travel in Canada. Those new rules do not go into effect until next month.
By the end of November, anyone aged 12 years or older will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to board a plane or a train in Canada, and that will include staff. At that point, testing will not be an option to bypass the vaccine requirement.
The COVID-19 vaccine passport is in effect. It requires proof of vaccination for people 12 years and older in certain high-risk public spaces. More details on the digital certificate with a QR code were revealed today. People can start using the enhanced vaccination certificate on Oct. 22.
There are COVID-19 assessment centres in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Matheson, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Hearst, and Hornepayne, as well as communities on the James Bay coast.
The Porcupine Health Unit COVID-19 information line can be reached at 705-360-4819 or 1-800-461-1818.
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