Although life has gradually returned to normal, many people are still concerned about the use of public transportation and aircraft. Are public transport and airplanes really the biggest means of transmitting the COVID 19 virus?
i think spatial transmission over the time is highly linked to these media of transportation. Use of transportation is vital for day to day life and it is a means of gathering many people. The severity with which transportations have been banned shows how much they could help transmit Covid-19
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport
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With regard to the pathogens' ability to travel, buses and trains are of course excellent ways of spreading of COVID-19 infections.
Of course they are if you do not take the proper measures. Social distances in public transportation is almost impossible to maintain so wear a mask and wash your hands as often as possible. In airplanes this will largely depend on the kind of air filters they are using and how effective they are to "trap" the virus particles
In my opinion it is really risk for anyone if you don't have need clothes such as masks, glasses, gloves of course you will transmit illness!
Sure, inter personal contact is very close...and in airplanes the air is shared to all attendance..
Yes, means of transportation and lack of spacing between travelers is one of the reasons for the transmission of the virus between travelers.
Yes of cource, because the two ways of transmission of this virus(aerosol droplets and person-to- person)are avalable,so the chance for infection spread is present indide the aeroplane through the trip.
Buses and trains are of course excellent ways of spreading of COVID-19 infections because its a major means for such tiny virus to spread rampantly and insidiously
No- lack of respect for personal space and overcrowding. In the UK many organisations are concerned with cramming as many people into as little space as possible. Hence, much staff accommodation in Universities is now open space. This is rather like a call center. Thinking about 2 metre distancing in one office that radius when capture several staff. Then there is moving through the space, which would involve breaching social distancing multiple times.
Maintaining social distance inside a bus or airplane is impossible due to the limited capacity. Though, having properly designed N95 face mask is supporting to prevent from corona contaminated respiratory droplets, as well frequent sanitation of hands using 70% alcohol before get into the bus/airplane and inside of the craft will be beneficial as preventive methods. Buses should not be overcrowded than the recommended seating capacity.
we can reduce the possibility of COVID19 transmission by applying social distances inside public transportation such as buses, metros and airplanes.
Possibly yes. In fact this is the disadvantage of technology, the virus is spreading so fast because people are so mobile. In medieval times, the virus would not have a chance to spread globally, but might have been restricted to a group of villages or to a single country.
Airplanes are a long haul, and fast, vector for passenger mobility. Besides that, passenger seat in a high density environement with very small social distancing, which, although with very clean air in the cabin, allows a high level of vírus transmission. So, airplane are allows a fast and long haul portability of vírus, added to a inter persona transmission of it in the airplane, resulting in a most probable multiplication of human spreading vectors.
As I remmber well the problem in Iran started suddenly after the arrival of the first aeroplane from china carrying the graduate students from wuhan.
Different transport modes have different rates of infection spread. Buses and rail coaches have air-conditioning system, which are more suitable for the spread of infection. Airplanes ideally should not spread infection, as the airflow is from roof to floor and have the best (OT level) filters. If somebody is infected, there are fewer chances of infecting co-passengers.
To answer the question: Is public transport and aircraft really the largest way of transmitting the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (causing Covid-19 disease) and participation in the development of a pandemic, it is necessary to take into account the contribution of these forms of transport internationally from a specific country to a specific another country. Many studies show that people traveling internationally for tourist and business purposes from the end of 2019 were one of the main factors in the rapid development of a pandemic. However, in order to precisely determine the level of participation of international tourism and cross-border travel of people as well as transport of various goods from country to country, it is necessary to diagnose the share of these factors in relation to all other factors that may transfer SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus cross-border. These other factors include, among others, the possibility of transmitting the virus on the surface of other living organisms that could be moving from country to country, from one region to another, from continent to another continent at a given time or several hours.
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Generally, yes. Overcrowding or congestion in one small place(s) like a bus, train, airplane, etc. makes people not to observe social distancing, hence easy transmission of COVID-19.
Some countries allow people to travel without testing them prior to boarding. Those infected could pass the virus to others either on plane or bus, train or even inside a store.
That is why before entering a store you are asked if you have recently travelled or feel sick. Before boarding a plane, you should be tested. Difficult to do the same on buses or elsewhere.
Yes! They are both risky. Gatherings in closed areas in general are risky.
Yes. Add the fact that on airplanes and sometimes in buses and train they generally have aircon. A very well known agent of spreading pathogens in an enclosed environment. When aircon is on no social distancy could be effective.
Yes, I think so. For example, I notice that most of the injuries that come to my city (Mosul) through people coming from outside of Iraq.
Well, coronavirus is spread when an infected person coughs or sneeze, in public transport and Airplane, there are more chances of getting infected due to more number of passengers.
one of the biggest though.The major means of transmitting COVID-19 are subtle/hidden and unrecognized angles. Door handles,surfaces in shops, POS machines etc
Aircraft are now very well protected in this regard. The air is filtered with HEPA filters. Passengers are verified in terms of their well-being. The body temperature of passengers is checked at airports. But it cannot be ruled out that the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus may somehow get through all these anti-pandemic security systems.
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Dariusz Prokopowicz
Airlines are public transport, but buses, subways and all forms of public metropolitan transportation are strong vectors for disseminating Covid-19 due to the proximity between passengers and the lack of filters like those in aircraft
Yes, public transport and airplanes are really the biggest means of transmitting the COVID 19 virus...
Generally, public transit has many advantages for the economy. However, there has always been a black spot concerning the transmission of contagions, especially in large cities during peak hours where passengers are very close to each other. In addition with the Covid-19 or we must respect the social distance ?????
In this health crisis, public transport is very dangerous. It suffices for someone to climb in and carrying the virus can infect everyone in it. Therefore, wearing the bib is mandatory, social distance must be respected by reducing passenger time and freezing on ascent and descent is mandatory while trying to touch nothing!
Attention the virus is still in circulation and a second wave is imminent observed in several countries and the best remedy is prevention and vigilance whatever your situation or workplace: Total respect of the hygiene protocol and safety barriers in transport or elsewhere . Avoid gatherings, ... etc.
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