Canada's chief public health officer said today there's little evidence — if any — of COVID-19 transmission among passengers travelling by air. "There have been very few reports, extremely rare reports, actually, of transmission aboard aircraft," Tam said. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)For example, Air Canada — the country's largest carrier — passes cabin air through High Efficiency Particular Air (HEPA) filters about 20 to 30 times per hour during flights. The airline industry has been ravaged by government-imposed travel restrictions and quarantines; Air Canada alone has reported hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Tam's comments follow reports out of the U.S. that also found the rate of in-flight COVID-19 transmission is minimal.

Source: CBC News November 10, 2020 20:03 UTC