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2020-10-29
Airlines Conduct Tests to Prove that COVID-19 Spread is not High in Airplanes
United Airlines, Boeing and the Defense Department conducted tests to gauge the risk of getting infected with the coronavirus on a plane. They used a mannequin that would use a spray to stimulate a cough. They concluded that the spread of infection is not high. However, the test failed to test many other factors, such as the patient turning their head to the side to cough, coughing while walking around the cabin, and other common locomotions of airplane passengers. Thus, the test was inconclusive, and seems like a desperate effort for the airline companies to get their customers back. -
2020-03-19
Essential Businesses and Machinists
Precision Boring Company was designated as part of the Critical Defense Industrial Base during the Covid-19 response. Machinists at Precision Boring Company, considered essential employees, maintain physical distance while at work. #HIST5241