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The risk of COVID-19 infection on flights is ‘very low,’ and 1 infected passenger would take 54 hours to spread the virus to others onboard, a US government study found – Business Insider Australia

The air supply systems on commercial aircraft offer greater protection against COVID-19 than those in hospital operating rooms, research commissioned by the US…

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  • Research commissioned by the US Department of Defence (DOD) has found the risk of getting infected by airborne COVID-19 on flights is “very low.”
  • Researchers measured the dilution of tracer particles on Boeing 767 or 777 aircraft, and found that the aircrafts’ air filtration systems got rid of the particles within six minutes.
  • If only one passenger is infected, it would take a flight of around 54 hours for others on board to get an infectious dose, the research fo…

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