no evidence even people sitting next to an infected person in an hours long plane journey wont get it.
Shouldn't that be "will get it"? As in "no evidence [...]people [...] will get it"?
So confused...
Many a truth is revealed by a slip of the tongue...
...or pen...
...or keystroke!
That statement by the author is not supported by CDC guidance. The CDC has written that sitting one row away from someone with the COVID-19 virus moves you from low to moderate risk.
The next highest risk category is that of medical personnel working with infected patients in a hospital, and requires full PPE.