Originally Posted by
DYKWIA
Only if the said baggage handlers are actually at work. As has been pointed out, they have not been at work since returning from Italy, so no chance of infecting baggage.
And it's all about assessing the risk - catching COVID19 by touching a surface, I believe, is far less risky than breathing it in from someone infected nearby. It's possible, but perhaps the advice that people wash their hands repeatedly after handling things, and wipe surfaces etc - is better than closing the airport down? I don't know what some people are suggesting here, that BA closes terminal 5, that no airlines fly? I'm a little confused how this baggage handler situation is meant to be handled by BA according to people on here who keep repeating risks and mortality rates.