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Canada: Canada Customs and Immunization Status

canada: It warns passengers on an Air China flight from Beijing that arrived in Vancouver at 10 50 a.m. that day and those aboard an Air Canada flight to Regina that left at 2 p.m. may have been exposed, according to CTV. The passenger went through Canada Customs and Immigration so the centre says people in the main terminal may also be vulnerable. The centre says a passenger with the disease had a layover at Vancouver International Airport on June 9. Measles is a highly infectious airborne disease and symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash that starts centrally and spreads to the limbs. Passengers, crew and travellers who may have come into contact with measles are asked to check their immunization status. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.