Public Health is warning of potential exposure to COVID-19 on a WestJet flight from Toronto.
Nova Scotia Health now sends out COVID precaution notifications and COVID exposure notifications, where your self-isolation and testing requirements will be based on your vaccination status.
- COVID precaution notifications will be issued if there has been a potential exposure of minimal risk to the public
- COVID exposure notifications will be issued when the public has had close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
COVID EXPOSURE NOTIFICATION:
If you were on the following flight in the specified rows and seats, you are required to follow the instructions in this table for a COVID-19 Exposure Notification based on your vaccination status.
• WestJet 254 travelling on October 25 from Toronto (9:35 p.m.) to Halifax (10:35 p.m.). Passengers in rows 1-6, seats C, D, E and F.
- It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on this flight on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including November 8th.
For those who require testing, you can book your COVID-19 test online or call 811 if you don’t have online access or if you have other symptoms that concern you
You can catch the full details on potential exposures here.
