Absence of in-flight transmission of SARS-CoV-2 likely due to use of face masks on board | Zendy

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Absence of in-flight transmission of SARS-CoV-2 likely due to use of face masks on board

Author(s) -

Ran NirPaz,

Itamar Grotto,

Israel Strolov,

Asher Salmon,

Michal Mandelboim,

Ella Mendelson,

Gili RegevYochay

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taaa117

Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , crew , pandemic , on board , transmission (telecommunications) , aeronautics , face masks , betacoronavirus , virology , aerospace engineering , telecommunications , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak , computer science , engineering

Using flights was severely affected during the COVID19 pandemic. We describe a 14 hours flight of 11 passengers and 4 crew members in which 2 positive SARS-COV-2 were on board. No new viral acquisitions found in this flight, probably due to the use of masks.

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