Swine flu outbreak precautions at Changi Airport in Singapore, April 2009 (Image: Charles Pertwee / Rex)
Will it come to where I live?
The volume of global travel means the virus will soon land at an airport near you, if it hasn’t already. Some airports have infrared cameras to spot people with a fever, but at best these slow the spread, as people transmit the virus before any symptoms appear.
How does the virus spread?
Just like seasonal flu: mainly through airborne droplets that are propelled up to 1 metre when infected people cough or sneeze. Touching a contaminated surface – where the virus can survive…
