Elon Musk confesses through his official Twitter account that he might be infected by COVID-19. Following the news, the public is questioning whether the SpaceX‘s plans that are planned to be commenced this week will be affected.
Elon Musk has suffered from minor symptoms of COVID-19 for a few days
Through his official Twitter account, Elon Musk explained how he first suspected to have been infected by COVID-19. For the past few days, Musk has experienced several symptoms, such as mild sniffles, cough, and slight fever. He then took four COVID-19 tests in one day. The test, however, resulted in two positive and two negatives. While the exact result of whether or not Elon Musk is infected by COVID-19, he is currently waiting for a PCR test result that is expected to come out in the next 24 hours.
NASA and SpaceX officials: contact tracing has already been done
With the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launching plan nearing, NASA and SpaceX were very responsive with the news. CNN reported that NASA and SpaceX officials at Kennedy Space Center have commenced contact tracing. Through the tracing, it was revealed that no staff working for the weekend’s mission was risky from COVID-19 exposure.
NASA further assured that the four astronauts bound to test the capsule are also safe from the virus. Deputy manager of flight operations in NASA, Norm Knight, explained that the astronauts have been under a “hard quarantine” for two weeks. The quarantine totally isolates the astronauts from anyone outside of the launch team.
“It’s restricted access. It doesn’t matter if you’re Elon Musk or Jim Bridenstine… if any (of NASA’s Covid-19 protocols) have been compromised, then we’re not going to let you near the crew. And again, it’s to protect the overall mission,” Knight said, as noted from CNN.
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