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Abstract

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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Title
Absence of in-flight transmission of SARS-CoV-2 likely due to use of face masks on board
Author
Nir-Paz, Ran 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Grotto, Itamar 2 ; Strolov, Israel 3 ; Salmon, Asher 4 ; Mandelboim, Michal 5 ; Mendelson, Ella 5 ; Regev-Yochay, Gili 6 

1  Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center Jerusalem 91120, Israel; Israeli mission for the Diamond Princesses Japan 
2  Israeli mission for the Diamond Princesses Japan; Directorate, Israeli Ministry of Health, Jerusalem 91010, Israel 
3  Minister, Israel Embassy, Tokyo, Japan 
4  Directorate, Israeli Ministry of Health, Jerusalem 91010, Israel 
5  Israel National Virology Laboratory, Israel Ministry of Health, Tel Hashomer 52656, Israel 
6  Infection Prevention and Control Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 52656, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
11951982
e-ISSN
17088305
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaa117
ProQuest document ID
2476165862
Copyright
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