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N.L. reports one new COVID-19 case, asks flight passengers to get tested

A man dispenses hand sanitizer in a shopping mall in the Montreal borough of Pointe-Claire, Saturday, March 14, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new case of COVID-19.

Health officials said Wednesday the new case involves a man in his 50s who had travelled to Alberta.

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Officials say he has been isolating since his return to the province.

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In connection with that case, officials are asking anyone who travelled on Air Canada flight 7484 from Toronto to Deer Lake on Oct. 30, to call 811 to arrange for a COVID-19 test.

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Officials say the request is made out of an abundance of caution.

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The province is reporting three active cases of COVID-19.

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