CDC Mention the Spread of Covid-19 on Airplanes, This is the Explanation …

KOMPAS.com – A study published by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported that a passenger who tested positive for Covid-19 infected 15 other passengers in flight from London to Hanoi, Vietnam.

Reporting from NBC (21/9/2020), as many as 12 passengers in business class and 2 passengers in economy class, as well as a crew member were infected on March 1, 2020.

In the study, researchers identified a 27-year-old woman from Vietnam who had a sore throat and cough before flying.

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Upon arrival, his symptoms progressed further, and he tested positive four days later.

As of March 10, contact tracing was carried out for 217 passengers aboard Vietnam Airlines flights.

Researchers said that prior to the flight, the woman had traveled to all 15 provinces in Vietnam. However, there is no solid evidence to support the potential transmission of Covid-19 to others outside the plane.

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Risk of infection with Covid-19 exposure

Quoting Daily Star (21/9/2020), it was stated that the transmission of the virus arose because of the proximity of the seats where this action increased the risk of infection with Covid-19 exposure.

Meanwhile, this seating position is more likely to occur in economy class.

The researchers concluded that the current social distancing practice of emptying middle seats in flights did not appear to be sufficient to prevent transmission.

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