Table-1.
Examples of SARS-CoV-2 spread through the air travel by travelers.
| Sl. No. | COVID-19 spread by air travel (name of the countries) | Year of spread | Remark | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wuhan, China to Thailand | January 2020 | Researchers reported two cases of COVID-19 which was confirmed with genome sequencing and RT-PCR | [28] |
| 2. | UK to Vietnam | March 2020 | Transmission and increased infection risk of COVID-19 performed by epidemiological investigations | [29] |
| 3. | Italy to South Korea | March 2020 | Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 on an aircraft is an inadequate condition | [30] |
| 4. | China to Greece | January 2020 | Increased risk of in-flight transmission of COVID-19 causing virus for possibility of airborne spread, transmissibility includes the long incubation period | [31] |
| 5. | Wuhan, China to Singapore | January 2020 | The asymptomatic infection that was overlooked by simply symptomatic surveillance, whereas the actual COVID-19 infection might be higher. | [32] |
| 6. | Israel to Greece | March 2020 | Probable in-flight transmission of COVID-19 due to the close contact with the index case in Greece | [31] |
| 7. | Central African Republic to France | March 2020 | The easiest mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by travel together with their human carriers, and spreading of the virus on board | [33] |
| 8. | Israel to Germany | March 2020 | From the throat swab sample of passenger the presence of SARS-CoV-2 confirmed by RT-PCR | [34] |