Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50; Flight Crew Total 2236; Flight Crew Type 2236
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related; Company Policy
A passenger in seat X was displaying COVID-19 like symptoms. He stated that it was asthma.  We contacted the company and the ground security. The ground security coordinator contacted medlink and med link advised the ground security coordinator to remove the passenger from the flight. I made an announcement in regards to what happened. I explained to the remaining passengers that if they wanted to disembark the aircraft because of the situation they were allowed to. Only one person left the aircraft. When we got to ZZZ1 we found out that indeed it was only asthma.
Air carrier Captain reported a passenger was removed from flight after exhibiting COVID-19 like symptoms.  Post flight; the crew found out the passenger did have asthma.