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. 2020 Nov;26(11):2617–2624. doi: 10.3201/eid2611.203299

Table 1. Descriptive epidemiology for 217 passengers and crew on Vietnam Airlines flight 54 from London, UK, to Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2020*.

Passenger/crew information Positive for SARS-CoV-2 by PCR, no. (%)† Negative for SARS-CoV-2 by PCR, no. (%)
Total 16 (7.4) 201 (92.6)
Age, y
<18 0 3 (2)
18-49 3 (19) 89 (44)
50-64 4 (25) 80 (40)
>65
9 (56)
29 (14)
Sex
M 9 (56) 98 (49)
F
7 (44)
103 (51)
Nationality
British 12 (75) 133 (66)
Vietnamese 3 (19) 31 (15)
Other
1 (6)
37 (18)
Seating location
Business class 13 (81) 8 (4)
Premium economy class 0 35 (17)
Economy class 2 (13) 143 (71)
Crew members 1 (6) 15 (8)

*Median age, y (interquartile range) was 63.5 (56.0–67.5) for those who were SARS-CoV-2 positive and 51.5 (32.0–60.0) for those who were SARS-CoV-2 negative. SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
†including the probable index case.