According to U.S. media reports, a male passenger on a United Airlines plane from Orlando to Los Angeles on Monday local time suffered from severe breathing difficulties after flying for two hours and died ineffective rescue.
The flight attendants and medical volunteers among the passengers carried out emergency rescue of him, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and finally he was unable to recover.
According to the wife of the deceased in the same company, the deceased had shortness of breath a few days ago, lost taste, smell and other symptoms, and tested positive for the novel coronavirus, but he insisted on flying.
The airline stopped in New Orleans to remove the bodies of passengers off the plane and cleaned the seats. The plane continued to fly to Los Angeles.