SARS-CoV-2: how safe is it to fly and what can be done to enhance protection?

Harries, Anthony D, Martinez, Leonardo and Muhwa, Jeremiah (2021) 'SARS-CoV-2: how safe is it to fly and what can be done to enhance protection?'. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 115, Issue 1, pp. 117-119.

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Abstract

With lockdown restrictions over COVID-19 being relaxed, airlines are returning to the skies. Published evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission on aircraft is limited, but in-flight transmission of respiratory infections such as tuberculosis, influenza and SARS has been well described. Risk factors include proximity to index patients and sitting in aisle seats. Personal protection on aircraft could be enhanced by always wearing a well-fitting face mask and face shield or sunglasses, wiping surfaces and hands with alcohol-based sanitizers, not touching the face, not queuing for washrooms, changing seats if nearby passengers are coughing and choosing a window rather than an aisle seat.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WA Public Health > WA 105 Epidemiology WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 108 Preventive health services. Preventive medicine. Travel Medicine. WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Viral Respiratory Tract Infections. Respirovirus Infections > WC 505 Viral respiratory tract infections WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Viral Respiratory Tract Infections. Respirovirus Infections > WC 506 COVID-19
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa106
Depositing User:	Elly Wallis
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2021 13:46
Last Modified:	03 Feb 2022 14:17
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/16672

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