Two air travelers took virus cautionary measures to a whole new level by totally covering their bodies in plastic sheets as they boarded a flight.
The passengers were caught on camera by a fellow traveler as they sat in their seats covering themselves with masks, full-body suits, and gloves. The person who captured the video posted it on social media, captioning it: “Currently behind me on the plane. When [you’re] super scared of coronavirus.”
So far, there have been 15 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, and all of them have a “direct or indirect link” to Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus actually started.
Five of the confirmed coronavirus cases in Australia are from Queensland, where the flight was bound to fly.
One of the two overly protective passengers was wearing a translucent plastic sheet while the other one was wrapped in a pink over-all dress.
Australia has temporarily blocked the entry of anyone who has visited China in the last 14 days regardless of their nationality as a protective measure to eliminate the possibility of coronavirus.
However, the Australian nationals are allowed entry in Australia if they have been to China recently. But they have to remain in quarantine for 14 days.
Due to this travel ban, more than 100,000 Chinese studying in Australia have not been able to come back to Australia and start their studies as the new academic year has started.
Other than that, the outbreak has affected the establishments in Chinatown Melbourne. Some have even put up the signs to make it clear to their customers that they have disinfected their property.
Su Yin, who owns a pancake shop near a Melbourne college where a number of Chinese students study, said: “Our main customers are from China… it’s very difficult.”
Australia is also making the necessary arrangements to send in a special flight for rescuing the Australian nationals stuck in the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship near Japan that has been quarantined due to having a total of 600+ confirmed cases of the disease.
According to the World Health Organization, it is not generally required to wear masks but regardless of that, masks are out of stock in most of the world.
The WHO, however, directs to use a mask if you have the symptoms of coronavirus, i.e. coughing and sneezing, or if you are taking care of someone confirmed to have the disease.
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