Aviation
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Brazil
Contagions on board
Proximity to patients can be dangerous, says UOL
José PEDRO Magalhães Ramos
7/19/2020
According to the UOL portal, a study carried out in the United States reveals that the proximity to sick passengers of Covid-19 can affect those other passengers who are seated immediately adjacent to them, as well as in the row immediately before or after.
Those outside these areas are in little or no danger.
The movement of people on board, however, is also a factor in increasing the risks. For example, the movement of infected people through the corridors, to access the lavatories or when boarding and disembarking, can increase the risk of other people.
Taking a seat at the window or at least a seat in the middle row (of a narrow body aircraft) can contribute to mitigate these risks.
The findings are from two North American universities, Atlanta Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The study universe comprised almost 1600 people, including passengers and crew, always on medium-length flights and in narrow body aircraft.
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https://www.uol.com.br/vivabem...
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José PEDRO Magalhães Ramos
He is a professional with almost four decades of experience in aviation. Having worked at Rio Sul and TAM in the 1980s and in the 1990's, joined Vasp where he spent 10 years in the Engineering area. He then created and operated the website www.aerospace.com.br for 4 years, now extinct and in 2004 he joined Gol, having stayed until 2017 and passed in various technical and business areas. Currently as a technical consultant still-and always-in the aviation area, he dedicates his private time to create and operate this our portal!
   
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