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

Ran Nir‐Paz, Itamar Grotto, Israel Strolov, Asher Salmon, Michal Mandelboim, Ella Mendelson, Gili Regev‐Yochay

Journal of Travel Medicine · 2020 · 40 citations · 5 references

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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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