16 SIA Singapore-based staff tested positive for COVID-19 in March and April

[Homelander]

SINGAPORE — A total of 16 Singapore Airlines (SIA) employees working in the city-state have been infected with the coronavirus in recent weeks, according to the airline’s internal messages seen by Yahoo Lifestyle SEA.

 

SIA is working closely with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Health to implement measures to prevent the spread of the virus, and updating its staff about the cases and measures. 

 

Based on several messages circulated to SIA staff, the 16 infected Singapore-based employees had tested positive for the coronavirus in March and April.

 

Of the infected cases, 14 are cabin crew members while the remaining two are ground crew from SIA Engineering Company, who were based in the airport apron area. Eight of them had recovered and been discharged from hospital. 

 

In response to queries from Yahoo Lifestyle SEA, a spokesperson with the SIA group, which also owns SilkAir and Scoot, said, “Singapore Airlines can confirm that several of our crew members tested positive for COVID-19 in March and April 2020. SIA has been providing all necessary support to our staff who test positive for COVID-19, and we continue to monitor the situation closely to take steps to ensure the health and safety of all customers and staff.”

 

The internal messages revealed that the infected crew members had worked on Singapore-based routes to and from London, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Houston, Manchester, Kuala Lumpur, New York, Sydney, Amsterdam and Munich.

[XianGe]

Tink hard to not get kenna cos virus ish stuck in the cabin