Virgin Australia passengers possibly exposed to coronavirus by cabin crew member

Virgin Australia passengers may have been exposed to coronavirus after the airline revealed a staff member who contracted the disease is a cabin crew member. The woman, whom the airline confirmed on Thursday as having the disease, is now in isolation. She recently had returned to Australia from overseas. Virgin has not revealed publicly which flight or flights she was on while potentially infectious. The company said on Friday it is following health protocols. “I can confirm we have a cabin crew member who has been diagnosed with coronavirus,” CE Paul Scurrah said. “She recently came back from overseas and was feeling unwell and decided to self-report. We’ve followed the protocols the local health authorities have asked us to follow. That includes contacting any passengers who may have been on the plane.” He said the airline’s response also included “cleaning procedures we are required to do” on the plane. Scurrah would not confirm reports the patient was on a flight from the Gold Coast to Sydney. Nor would he say whether actor Tom Hanks, who is in a Gold Coast hospital with coronavirus, was on the flight.<br/>