Video: Passengers wrap themselves in plastic sheets during flight amid Covid-19 outbreak

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The passengers was also seen wearing gloves as well as surgical masks.

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Published: Tue 3 Mar 2020, 8:31 AM

Last updated: Tue 3 Mar 2020, 10:40 AM

In a desperate attempt to protect self from the deadly Covid-19, two passengers boarded an Australian flight entirely wrapped in full body plastic sheets.
In a short video filmed by another passenger, shows the two passengers sitting in their seats with masks, gloves and make-shift full-body plastic suits.
Flying from Sydney to Hamilton Island in Queensland, the two passengers did not pay heed to the surprised glares from co-passengers as they calmly sat in their seats. The pair was also seen wearing gloves as well as surgical masks. (Coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates)
The video was filmed and posted by social media user @alyss423 along with a caption: 'Currently behind me on the plane. When [you're] super scared of coronavirus'.

The video on The Filipino Times went viral amassing two hundred thousand views and a thousand retweets.
While, the 20-year-old man has been confirmed as the 10th person to be infected by the coronavirus in Queensland, taking the number to 34 positive cases in Australia, News.com.au.
(Coronavirus: Everything you need to know about the Covid-19 Wuhan virus outbreak)
 
 


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