Originally Posted by
Oceanic815
Well said Mr Good Cat!
We need a little perspective here. The ONS currently estimates that the prevalence of the disease in the week up to the 5th July is one in 3900 people in the community infected. This is down 25% from the week before. The risk of any one of the 189 pax on a B737 having the disease is low. The risk of catching it as you take your mask off for a few seconds to eat and drink is incredibly low. If you still don’t feel like taking the risk then simply don’t fly. You can never eliminate risk; there’s risk in driving to the airport. It’s all about minimising it.
The mask generally protects others from you too rather than vice versa. Most airlines allow food on board, if you watch for example inflight video on youtube he went with KLM who gave food etc.
Risks are minimal, in normal times you could catch the flu or various other ailments and you don't wear masks so always a risk factor in life I guess.
To add to your point many of those 1 in 3900 would likely not be travelling because they have symptoms or are isolating due to contact tracing so the real chances are even lower.