Friday, April 05, 2019
Measles Scare On New York To Tel Aviv El Al Flight
An El Al flight attendant has been hospitalized after contracting measles on a flight from New York to Tel Aviv. Although the woman has not been named, she is understood to be in her forties and in a serious condition in hospital, unconscious and breathing through a respirator.
Passengers who flew to Tel Aviv from New York last week are being urged to watch out for any signs of measles, after a woman on the flight contracted the disease. The victim has not been named in the press, but is understood to be a flight attendant working on behalf of the carrier, El Al. According to the Times of Israel, she was vaccinated against the disease.
El AL Flight LY002 departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 26th. It arrived at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv the following day, at the end of a ten hour flight.
Although the flight was over a week ago, Israel's Ministry of Health have only recently released details of the incident. They have issued an alert warning for any passengers or flight crew who were on board to be alert to measles symptoms over the coming days, recommending that they contact their doctor immediately if they are in any way suspicious.
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