CCSA warns of heightened risk catching Covid on flights due to Omicron variant

[webfact]

 

An expert with the International Air Transport Association says air travelers now face double or triple the risk of catching Covid on flights, because of the prevalence of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

 

The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has reported that the top medical advisor for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has indicated that airplane passengers now face 2-3 times the risk of catching COVID-19 due to the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

 

Air travelers are being advised to avoid coming into close contact with one another or touching surfaces that are frequently handled.

 

According to the CCSA, the risk of contracting Covid on a flight is eclipsed by the much higher risk presented by visiting crowded places such as malls.

 

The center reasoned that newer aircraft employ the same grade of air filtration systems as those found at hospitals.

 

It reiterated the importance of observing disease control measures on flights, including wearing masks, regularly washing hands, and keeping a distance from other passengers.

 

The center noted the best action that can be taken to prevent infections is getting vaccinated in accordance with medical recommendations, saying this also applied to booster shots.

 

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[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

An expert with the International Air Transport Association says air travelers now face double or triple the risk of catching Covid on flights, because of the prevalence of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

But don't cancel your bookings.

[Cake Monster]

Why do the CCSA keep issuing all these  Warnings 

If they are so concerned about the Virus over the Health of the Nation then why not just stop the Flights, ban people from Malls and Restaurants Etc.

Oh ! I forgot.

It would all get in the way of making Money.

[CANSIAM]

Better shut down the packed MRT and BTS between 7-10am and 5-9pm as well CCSA, bloody ridiculous..........

[Kadilo]

But still allowing 90,000 plus holidaymakers to arrive from Omicron  hotspots under T&G when they already know people have slipped through and gone on to infect other large clusters. 

[EricTh]

7 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

But still allowing 90,000 plus holidaymakers to arrive from Omicron  hotspots under T&G when they already know people have slipped through and gone on to infect other large clusters. 

We can't stop the omicron from spreading just like we can't stop the delta from spreading from India. Hasn't the world learn from past experience?

 

It has already spread to 89 countries.

 

https://time.com/6130002/omicron-variant/

 

 

[Kadilo]

1 minute ago, EricTh said:

We can't stop the omicron from spreading just like we can't stop the delta from spreading from India. Hasn't the world learn from past experience?

 

It has already spread to 89 countries.

 

https://time.com/6130002/omicron-variant/

 

 

If that’s the case then open up for all and let the tourists in so the Thai people can get their lives back and stop the half hearted measures currently in place which only benefit those already applied through T&G using the loophole. 

[EricTh]

2 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

If that’s the case then open up for all and let the tourists in so the Thai people can get their lives back and stop the half hearted measures currently in place which only benefit those already applied through T&G using the loophole. 

 

Once Thailand has a vaccination rate of 80%, it should open to all tourists but it hasn't reached that percentage yet.

 

[chilly07]

Would only take Omicron a few minutes to infect 300 people in a aluminum cylinder then change flights at the next airport and infect 300 more! Definitely not a sensible time to be flying!

[roquefort]

2 hours ago, EricTh said:

 

Once Thailand has a vaccination rate of 80%, it should open to all tourists but it hasn't reached that percentage yet.

 

What magic happens at 80%? Israel has a vaccination rate higher than that and it hasn't stopped them experiencing a new wave of infections.

[roquefort]

4 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

It would all get in the way of making Money.

Otherwise known as survival, for anyone with a job or running a business in the retail or tourist industries. But maybe that's not your problem?

[jerrymahoney]

57 minutes ago, chilly07 said:

Would only take Omicron a few minutes to infect 300 people in a aluminum cylinder then change flights at the next airport and infect 300 more! Definitely not a sensible time to be flying!

I was on the same ThaiSmile flight WE46 BKK to Khon Kaen 11 DEC as the two Thais returning from Belgium and are now credited as patients-zero for the Kalasin / Udon Thani omicron cluster.

 

The flight lasted about an hour and there was some wait in the boarding lounge. It seems all those 22 confirmed omicron cases were infected in on-the-ground contact and to-the-best-of-my-knowledge. none so far have been reported as have become infected based on being with maybe up to 20 or meters of the two returning  from Belgium 

Edited December 25, 2021 by jerrymahoney

[Bkk Brian]

On 12/25/2021 at 3:30 AM, webfact said:

According to the CCSA, the risk of contracting Covid on a flight is eclipsed by the much higher risk presented by visiting crowded places such as malls.

Seems like the real warning CCSA is presenting here is to avoid malls and crowded places not taking a flight. 

[NoshowJones]

On 12/25/2021 at 10:59 AM, EricTh said:

 

Once Thailand has a vaccination rate of 80%, it should open to all tourists but it hasn't reached that percentage yet.

 

What it should do and what it will do are two different things, this soldiers government will do what is financially best for them.

When Thailand does open up properly, and they will, things won't be the way they were before the pandemic, you will not just board a plane, arrive in Thailand, give your passport to emigration for stamping, then away you go.

They will continue using scams like a certain type of insurance, or something else to relieve tourists of their money.

[Stargeezr]

It is getting closer to seeing that Omicron will make a lot of people sick, but they likely will not die

from it.  This is still not a good reason to relax, go out and get sick from it. Lets all hope that

this pandemic will be batter to handle by next Spring. Good Luck to all the brave travelers who

are still traveling with all the extra risks. Keep your masks on.