Posted: 22:58, 21 June 2022 | Updated: 22:58, 21 June 2022
The entire British Airways crew was isolated in Singapore after one of them caught smallpox. As it turned out, the two pilots and the nine flight attendants and flight attendants have all been quarantined for 21 days. Health officials detected the infection in an administrator when staff underwent a post-landing inspection on Sunday afternoon. A BA spokesman said: “One of them had it, so they took over the whole crew. Now they have to spend 21 days in quarantine. “Everyone has been told not to talk about it – but it’s just what everyone is talking about.” An entire crew of British Airways went into isolation in Singapore after one of them caught smallpox The flight is on the British Airways flagship from London to Sydney, passing through Singapore. The crew is believed to have completed the voyage and had a 24-hour stop in the Australian city. The positive test reportedly came when they returned to the UK. A BA spokesman said: “We are working closely with the Singaporean health authorities to provide assistance with any information they may need.” It comes as the UK Health and Safety Administration has advised that a vaccine should be offered to thousands of men who are at high risk of contracting monkey pox. The UK Health and Safety Administration has advised that thousands of men at high risk of contracting smallpox should be given a vaccine (stock illustration) Although anyone can be infected with the virus, the data show higher levels of transmission in the sexual networks of gay and bisexual men. The rules that force airlines to fly a certain number of planes or risk losing valuable landing sites will be lifted to avoid a summer of travel chaos, ministers said last night. New regulations were put before Parliament yesterday to help air carriers avoid last-minute cancellations. They will allow a one-time “amnesty” for landing cots, which means that airlines can remove flights from their schedules without the risk of losing them in the long run.
