China Tells Airline Crew To Wear Diapers On Risky Covid Flights
Monday, October 12, 2020 IST
The advice comes in a 38-page list of guidelines for airlines to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The sixth edition echoes similar instructions in previous, less lengthy versions.
China's aviation regulator is recommending cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk Covid-19 destinations wear disposable diapers and avoid using the bathroom to reduce the risk of infection.
The advice comes in a 38-page list of guidelines for airlines to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The sixth edition echoes similar instructions in previous, less lengthy versions.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China said the recommendation applies for charter flights to and from countries and regions where infections exceed 500 in every one million people.
The diaper advice is in a section on personal protective equipment, which also recommends the following for cabin crew:
-
Medical protective masks
-
Double-layer disposable medical rubber gloves
-
Goggles
-
Disposable caps
-
Disposable protective clothing
-
Disposable shoe covers
Flight crew should wear masks and goggles, but they don't need diapers.
Other advice for the flights includes dividing the cabin into "clean area, buffer zone, passenger sitting area and quarantine area," separated by disposable curtains. The last three rows should be designated as an emergency quarantine area, said CAAC. CAAC declined to disclose any more details on the guidelines.
China's aviation market was hit hard at the onset of the outbreak in Wuhan and subsequent spread around the country. But it has recovered -- on the domestic front at least -- to close to pre-pandemic levels, while other regions such as Europe and the U.S. struggle to bring Covid-19 under control.
Airlines have insisted that it is safe to fly during the pandemic, partly thanks to the hospital-grade air filters on planes, but some researchers say it isn't yet clear to conclude there's minimal risk. Some cases have documented transmission on flights when passengers wore masks and sat far apart.
Related Topics
Related News & Articles
First some dermatologists in Italy found it. Now, it is being reported in the US. There is sudden surge in the cases similar to frostbite or pernio among kids in th...
Recently posted . 920 views . 2 min read
However unusual it may sound but it is true! China has a train called the ‘Y999 Love-Pursuit Train’ and the sole purpose of the train is that all the si...
Recently posted . 693 views . 3 min read
Authored by a Google engineer familiar with the project, the memo disclosed that the search system would require users in China to log in to perform searches.
Recently posted . 649 views . 1 min read
Arriving in Beijing last month, I knew I would not be able to connect to Google, Facebook or Uber. As strange as it was to go without these staples of online life i...
Recently posted . 613 views . 4 min read
New Delhi: The commander of the United States Pacific Fleet, Admiral Scott Swift, has said he would dispatch an atomic strike against China one week from now if Pre...
Recently posted . 717 views . 17 min read
Trending News & Articles
ALMATY: Hour upon hour, day upon day, Omir Bekali and other detainees in far western China's new indoctrination camps had to disavow the...
Recently posted . 191K views . 1 min read
If you have payed attention to the belly buttons of people on the beach or the members of your family, you have probably noticed that they have different shapes and...
Recently posted . 8K views . 2 min read
In this age of terror, there might be nothing more terrifying than the thought of an attack carried out with chemical weapons. We’ve all heard the horrific ...
Recently posted . 3K views . 4 min read
Body fitness is one thing that everyone wants to maintain irrespective of age. Going to the gym and doing some great exercise always helps to maintain your body fit...
Recently posted . 3K views . 2 min read
More in Global
US President Donald Trump aired one of his oldest grievances at the United Nations on Monday: that it's unfair he never got the Nobel peace prize.
Recently posted. 531 views . 1 min read
A transition that hits us most is moving from school to college. From challenges to changes, everything becomes a lot to take in. There is no one who can guide us e...
Recently posted. 573 views . 1 min read
It’s most likely that you’ve already heard about female love-dolls. People have been so obsessed with them that they even made love-robots which a man c...
Recently posted. 733 views . 2 min read
Recently posted . 571 views
Recently posted . 621 views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 2K views
Recently posted . 1K views . 52 min read
Recently posted . 1K views . 99 min read
The little sprout has emerged from a lattice-like structure inside a canister since China's moon probe set down on the moon earlier this month.
Recently posted. 660 views . 1 min read
An argument began after the man saw there were no plastic straws next to the condiments, a witness said.
Recently posted. 639 views . 0 min read