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Passengers warned over COVID exposure on two more flights through YVR

One flight came from South Korea and another left to Edmonton
Stefan Labbé
An Air Canada flight departing for Toronto, bottom, taxis to a runway as a Westjet flight bound for
An Air Canada flight departing for Toronto, bottom, taxis to a runway as a Westjet flight bound for Palm Springs takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, March 20, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/DARRYL DYCK

The BC Centre for Disease Control is warning passengers aboard two flights through Vancouver over possible exposure to COVID-19. 

The flights include:

July 5: WestJet 186, Vancouver to Edmonton

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

The public health agency flags flights for public advisories when at least one passenger has been found to have COVID-19. 

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

The flights are in addition to the following recently flagged by the BCCDC:

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