Probable aircraft transmission of Covid-19 in-flight from the Central African Republic to France

We report here a case of COVID-19 most likely acquired during a flight from Bangui, Central African Republic to Paris, France.
Aircraft transmission of COVID-19 has already been reported in China which corroborates our view [6]. This report illustrates how easily SARS-CoV-2 may travel together with their human carriers and spread the virus on board. Travel restrictions clearly make sense in the current context, not only to limit the spread of the disease to still unaffected areas but also to prevent travelers from getting infected on board.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7194574/

Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of 91 Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Zhejiang, China: A Retrospective, Multi-Centre Case Series

Conclusions: Social activity cluster, family cluster and travel by airplane were how COVID-19 patients get transmitted and could be rapidly diagnosed COVID-19 in Zhejiang.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32181807/

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