“…38 The high crowd densities in enclosed spaces of air transport increase the transmission risk, 39 and flight duration, which is significantly shorter than the incubation period, allows for most infected passengers to pass the screening implemented at the airports before any symptoms occur, thus proving it ineffective. 40 From another perspective, long, international flights increase the risk of infection or worsening of symptoms, because of travel fatigue, lack of sleep 39 -a profound risk factor for adverse health outcomes 41 -and the consequent immunocompromise. 42 As difficulty working due to the pandemic was among the predictors of anxiety, another cause for the latter could be, except for the quarantine itself, the dramatic change in working schedules, which in some cases involved complete cessation in a company's professional activities.…”