Corona case on board a plane and efforts to reach contacts in America

US health officials are racing to reach those who flew on a United Airlines plane after a "medical emergency" of a passenger who developed symptoms of the Coronavirus during a flight from Orlando, Florida to Los Angeles, and subsequently died, according to the New York Daily. , today is Sunday.

United Airlines Flight 591 was forced to divert to New Orleans on Monday when a man on board suddenly fell ill, according to USA Today.

The man was dropped off at a hospital, where he later died, before the plane continued on to California.

United is working with the government to notify passengers who may have had contact with the man.

"At the time of the diversion (of the itinerary), we were informed that he had had a heart attack, so passengers were given the option to board a later flight or follow their travel plans," a United Airlines spokesman said in a statement yesterday.

He added, "Now that we have received a direct call from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, we are sharing the required information with the agency so that they can work with local health officials to conduct awareness for any client that the center believes may be at risk due to potential contact or infection."

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