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A woman aboard an Air Canada flight from Montreal to Vancouver on Feb. 14 has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the airline learned on Saturday.

“Air Canada was advised on Feb. 22 by health authorities that a passenger who flew from Montreal to Vancouver on Feb. 14 has since tested positive for COVID-19,” the airline said in a statement.

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The B.C. Centre for Disease Control, which advised Air Canada about the passenger, is following up with passengers, the statement continued, “as per the standard procedure in such cases. Air Canada is working with public health authorities and has taken all recommended measures.”

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On Feb. 20, British Columbia’s health minister and provincial health officer announced a woman in her 30s, who lives in the province’s Fraser Health region and recently returned from Iran, is presumed positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the province to six. The patient’s close contacts will be identified and contacted by public-health officials, said Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry.