SINGAPORE β With the school holidays and year-end festive season in full swing, more travellers are heading overseas despite countries in the region experiencing new Covid waves and a rise in respiratory illnesses. Countries in temperate regions, like China, have seen an increase in cases of respiratory illness among children and adolescents. Meanwhile, Singapore β which considers the virus endemic β has seen a surge in Covid cases , and so have Malaysia, Taiwan and Australia.
Dr Leong, who works at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, advised travellers with Covid who intend to fly to delay the trip as they could face relentless high fever or vomiting during the flight. The infected traveller could also risk transmitting the virus to passengers and airline crew, he added.
Aeroplanes have high-efficiency particulate air Hepa filter circulation which reduces the spread of Covid An earlier ST report said air filtration systems known as Hepa filters can remove about Dr Leong warned travellers without Covid to remain vigilant, adding that a person who tested negative for the virus before the flight can test positive subsequently and transmit the virus.
He reminded travellers that a person with Covid can be asymptomatic and that other passengers may not test themselves for the virus before travelling. You are likely to end up with a milder illness. A: Major airlines advise passengers who test positive for Covid to defer their travel plans to a later date to ensure the health and safety of their customers and staff.
A Singapore Airlines SIA spokesperson said all flight change and cancellation requests for medical reasons will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Customers who booked directly with SIA can reschedule or cancel their flight itineraries through its online assistance request form if they have medical reasons.
