US woman tests positive for Covid-19 mid-flight, isolates for 5 hrs in bathroom

A US woman was quarantined in an aeroplane bathroom for three hours after testing positive for COVID19 halfway through a flight from Chicago to Iceland according to media reportsMarisa Fotieo a teacher from Michigan said her throat began to hurt halfway through the trip on December 19 so she went to the bathroom to perform a rapid Covid test which confirmed she was infected WABCTV reportedBefore the flight Fotieo told CNN she took two PCR tests and about five rapid tests all of which came back negative But about an hour and a half into the flight Fotieo started to feel a sore throatThe wheels started turning in my brain and I thought OK Im going to just go take a test It was going to make me feel better Fotieo said Immediately it came back positiveFotieo is fully vaccinated and has received the booster She tests consistently since she works with an unvaccinated population When she got her results in the aeroplane bathroom over the Atlantic Ocean she said she started to panicThe first flight attendant I ran into was Rocky I was hysterical I was crying Fotieo said I was nervous for my family who I just had dinner with I was nervous for the other people on the plane I was nervous for myselfThe flight attendant Fotieo ran into helped calm her down the report addedOf course its a stress factor when something like this comes up but thats part of our job the flight attendant told CNNThe flight attendant said she did what she could to try to rearrange seats so Fotieo could be seated in a spot alone but the flight was fullWhen she came back and told me she couldnt find enough seating I opted to stay in the bathroom because I did not want to be around others on the flight Fotieo saidA note was then put on the bathroom door saying it was out of service and that was Fotieos new seat for the remainder of the flightCNN contacted Icelandair on Thursday for comment but has yet to hear backPolicies vary among airlines as to how to handle a Covidpositive passenger This comes just weeks after the US and other countries have made travel restrictions amid the spread of the Omicron variantOnce the plane touched down in Iceland Fotieo and her family were the last ones off the flightSince her brother and father didnt have any symptoms they were free to take their connecting flight to Switzerland Fotieo was given both a rapid and PCR test at the airport both of which were positive she saidShe was then shuttled to a hotel where she began her 10 days of quarantine the report addedDoctors checked in on her three times a day she was given meals and medication was readily available Honestly it has been an easy experience Fotieo said Its partially due to the flight attendant and the breed of Icelandic people Everyone here is so kindThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever