Flight attendant diagnosed with coronavirus after flights in and out of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA – A Korean flight attendant just tested positive for the coronavirus after working on flight in and out of Los Angeles, according to reports from South Korean media.

The report stated the flight attendant worked flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea on Feb. 19 and 20.

South Korea’s CDC also reported that the woman also serviced a flight from Tel Aviv, Israek, to Seoul on Feb. 15.

The Times of Israel reported that the flight attendant was in Israel before coming to LA, where she had spent time walking around Koreatown before boarding on the flight returning to Incheon, South Korea.

Korean Air has not confirm the reports, but has closed down their operations center at Incheon Airport in order to disinfect the area. The airline is also allowing customers to change flights for free as the World Health Organization’s declared “global emergency” continues to spread causing fear everywhere.

On Wednesday, the Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti insured residents are taking extensive precautions at airports to help prevent the virus from spreading.

“We’re disinfecting LAX every hour,” Garcetti told reporters. “We’re making sure that those points of entry and those places where we could see somebody come in and create a vector are secure as we can possibly make them, knowing you can never have 100% security.”

The news comes directly after a U.S. soldier who was stationed at Camp Carroll in South Korea tested positive for coronavirus. This marks the first time a U.S. service member who has tested positive for the virus.

Federal heath experts warns that containment efforts at our nation’s border are becoming more difficult as coronavirus cases continue to spread across the globe.

Health officials believe that the virus can be spread through respiratory droplets in the air as well as close contact with an infected person. This included touching contaminated areas with the virus before washing. The digestive tract may also transmit the disease.

For more information on the coronavirus, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.