Air passengers from Israel quarantined in Canada for flu symptoms
About 80 passengers on a flight from Tel Aviv were quarantined for several hours at a Canadian airport late Tuesday after some of them showed flu symptoms, reports reaching here said Wednesday.
Eight people were violently ill during Air Canada flight 085, which arrived at Toronto's Pearson International Airport from Tel Aviv, carrying 201 passengers.
The quarantined passengers, aged 18 to 26, reportedly belong tothe same travel group. Some of them were suffering symptoms of vomiting, nausea and diarrhea.
Health officials said the eight had "acute gastroenteritis." One person was taken to hospital, while the rest were released later.
As many as 75 other passengers were detained at the airport for a few hours for extra screening as a precautionary measure.
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