{"id":101605,"date":"2020-10-16T15:21:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=101605"},"modified":"2020-10-16T15:21:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:21:47","slug":"low-risk-of-covid-19-infection-in-airplanes-if-a-mask-is-worn-according-to-a-study-conducted-by-the-u-s-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/10\/low-risk-of-covid-19-infection-in-airplanes-if-a-mask-is-worn-according-to-a-study-conducted-by-the-u-s-military.html","title":{"rendered":"Low risk of Covid-19 infection in airplanes if a mask is worn, according to a study conducted by the U.S. military."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The risk of catching the coronavirus on an airplane is very low if passengers wear masks, a study conducted aboard Boeing aircraft by the U.S. military and released Thursday revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Panama\u2019s main airport will put into operation Covid test centers starting this Monday.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researchers used fluorescent sensors and tracers to measure the volume of airborne infectious material emitted by a dummy that simulated normal breathing for an infected person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most exposed passengers — those in front, behind, or next to the dummy — were depicted with sensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Colombia: Bogota airport opens a laboratory for Covid-19 testing.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some 300 ground and in-flight tests were conducted over eight consecutive days in August in cooperation with United Airlines aboard Boeing 767s and 777s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study concluded that 99.7% of the particles contaminated with coronavirus were removed by the aircraft’s sophisticated ventilation systems before reaching the passengers closest to the dummy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When expanded to the 40 seats closest to the infected “person,” the removal rate was 99.99%, according to the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results led military transport officials to conclude that even with a full plane, the level of infection in a twelve-hour flight is negligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the tests only evaluated one scenario involving a single infected passenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also assumed that everyone on the plane wore a mask continuously and did not consider the possibility of the infected passenger walking around the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Although the tests had limitations, the results are encouraging,” said Commander Joe Pope, the Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) liaison for the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“For both the 777 and 767, calculations show that about 54 flight hours are required for a cumulative inhalation of an infectious dose,” Pope said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study was conducted by USTRANSCOM and the Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency (DARPA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the U.S. military has suspended most movement of its troops and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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