Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during a 2-h domestic flight to Okinawa, Japan, March 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), has rapidly spread globally. Potentially infected individuals travel on commercial aircraft. Thus, this study aimed to investigate and test the association between the use of face masks, physical distance, and COVID-19 among passengers and flight attendants exposed to a COVID-19 passenger in a domestic flight.

Methods

This observational study investigated passengers and flight attendants exposed to COVID-19 on March 23, 2020, on board a flight to Naha City, Japan. Secondary attack rates were calculated. Whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 was used to identify the infectious linkage between confirmed cases in this clustering. The association between confirmed COV

SUBMITTER: Toyokawa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652895 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature