CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ALERT. 3 PASSENGERS REMOVED FROM PLANE IN WINNINPEG WITH CORONAVIRUS DISEASE.
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A passenger has been removed from a plane at Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport with a possible case of COVID-19.
Global News has learned the passenger, a middle-aged woman who had recently been in China, fell ill on WestJet flight 448 from Vancouver to Winnipeg Thursday afternoon.
The airport was alerted about a medical emergency on board and Winnipeg Airports Authority spokesperson Tyler McAfee said first responders were mobilized.
Sources told Global News the woman exhibited symptoms that led to primary screening for COVID-19.
A passenger has been removed from a plane at Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport with a possible case of COVID-19.
Global News has learned the passenger, a middle-aged woman who had recently been in China, fell ill on WestJet flight 448 from Vancouver to Winnipeg Thursday afternoon.
The airport was alerted about a medical emergency on board and Winnipeg Airports Authority spokesperson Tyler McAfee said first responders were mobilized.
Sources told Global News the woman exhibited symptoms that led to primary screening for COVID-19.