Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021
Synopsis
Genomic Evidence of In-Flight Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Despite Predeparture Testing
Table 2
Travel times for 7 passengers with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected after being on flight EK448, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Auckland, New Zealand, September 29, 2020
Variable | Date and time of departure country | Date and time of New Zealand arrival* |
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Flight EK448 | Departed Dubai Sep 28, 08:29 am | Departed Dubai, Sep 28, 5:29 pm |
Arrived Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sep 28, 7:11 pm | Arrived Kuala Lumpur, Sep 29,12:11 am | |
Departed Kuala Lumpur Sep 28, 9:03 pm | Departed Kuala Lumpur, Sep 29, 2:03 am | |
Arrived Auckland, Sep 29, at 11:31 am |
Arrived Auckland, Sep 29, 11:31 am |
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Passengers A and B | Depart Zurich, Switzerland, Sep 27, 3:25 pm | Departed Zurich Sep 28, 2:25 am |
Arrive Dubai, Sep 27, 11:02 pm |
Arrived Dubai, Sep 28, 8:02 am |
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Passenger C | Departed Kiev, Ukraine, Sep 27, 3:16 pm† | Departed Kiev Sep 28, 1:16 am† |
Arrived Dubai, Sep 27, 8:59 pm |
Arrived Dubai, Sep 28, 5:59 am |
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Passenger D | Departed Dublin, Ireland, Sep 27, 2:10 pm‡ | Departed Dublin Sep 28, 2:10 am‡ |
Arrived Dubai Sep 28, 12:05 am |
Arrived Dubai Sep 28, 9:05 am |
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Passenger E | Departed Kochi, India, Sep 25, 8:21 am§ | Departed Kochi Sep 25, 2:51 pm§ Arrived Dubai Sep 25, 6:35 pm |
Arrived Dubai, Sep 25, 10:35 am |
Arrived Dubai, Sep 25, 10:35 am |
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Passengers F and G | Departed Johannesburg, South Africa, Sep 27, 5:10 pm¶ | Departed Johannesburg Sep 28, 4:10 am¶ |
Arrived Dubai Sep 28, 02:45 am | Arrived Dubai Sep 28, 11:45 am |
*Daylight savings time zone (Greenwich mean time +13 hours). †Flight EK2354. ‡Flight EK162. §Flight 6E67. ¶Flight EK762, seats 29 D, E, F, and G.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.