WATCH | Max Hurrell feasts on Fikile Mbalula's 'eat the virus' airline speech

hitmaker Max Hurrell is back with a new meme song starring transport minister Fikile Mbalula.

This week, Mbalula revealed that the aviation sector would operate at 100% capacity despite the coronavirus pandemic. In his address, he said the reason to allow planes to operate at full capacity was that the virus could not survive in an aeroplane, thanks to the use of high-efficiency air filters . “People ask why we are operating at 100% capacity on flights. It’s because planes can absorb disease. Planes are fitted with high-efficiency particulate air filters. The filter can eat any form of virus, including Covid-19,” said Mbalula.

“The same does not happen in a car or a taxi. You can have the windows down, and multiple stops. These are very technical issues and since we reopened, there’s been no coronavirus cases linked to flying. You are better protected on a plane than you are anywhere else.”Though the statement raised some eyebrows online, the filters indeed can kill off 99.99% of all airborne germs and the risk of contracting Covid-19 via the air on planes is low if filters are well-maintained.

The filter, however, doesn’t remove the disease from inside a person. Someone who is Covid-19 positive can still spread the disease when they get on or off the plane.

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