Coverage dated December 29, 2021

Woman Tests Positive for COVID-19 Mid-Flight, Isolates for 5 Hours in Bathroom

Headline from NBC4 Washington

A Michigan schoolteacher who tested positive for COVID-19 in the middle of a flight to Iceland a few days before Christmas says she ended up voluntarily isolated in the plane’s cramped bathroom for the last five hours of the trip to Reykjavik.

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Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. KTVZ Bend

    A woman tested positive for Covid while flying to Iceland. She quarantined in the airplane bathroom for the rest of the flight (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Sara Smart and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN After a woman tested positive for Covid-19 midflight, the bathroom became her seat for the next few hours. Marisa Fotieo was on an Icelandair flight from Chicago to Reykjavik, Iceland, on December 19, en route to her final destination of Switzerland with her b…

  2. NBC4 Washington

    Woman Tests Positive for COVID-19 Mid-Flight, Isolates for 5 Hours in Bathroom (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A Michigan schoolteacher who tested positive for COVID-19 in the middle of a flight to Iceland a few days before Christmas says she ended up voluntarily isolated in the plane’s cramped bathroom for the last five hours of the trip to Reykjavik.

  3. Insider

    A woman tested positive for COVID during a transatlantic flight and isolated for 5 hours in the plane bathroom (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Marisa Fotieo, a Michigan schoolteacher, was feeling unwell so took a rapid test while flying from Chicago to Reykjavik, Iceland, on December 20.

  4. WNYT Albany

    Woman isolates in airplane bathroom after testing positive for COVID on flight (opens WNYT Albany)

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    WNYT Albany's feed description

    Amid the travel chaos for the holidays, one story is more bizarre than any delay. Michigan schoolteacher Marisa Fotieo was on her way to Iceland, when she tested positive for COVID-19 during the flight.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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