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B.C. Ferries to start screening passengers for COVID-19

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Starting as soon as possible B.C. Ferries will start screening all passengers for COVID-19 symptoms before allowing people on one of the vessels.

Passengers with a fever and cough, travellers who have been denied boarding in the last 14 days and those subject to public health orders will be denied access to board. “What we will now be introducing is screening of passengers for voyages longer than 30 minutes that will include a series of questions,” BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall said. “If they have a fever and a cough they would be denied travel.” On Sunday Transport Canada announced new measures to regulate commercial passenger vessels and ferries it an attempt to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. [ Sign up for our Health IQ

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