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All passengers traveling on a flight from Zakynthos to Cardiff were ordered to self-isolate after seven confirmed cases of coronavirus.
Passengers who were on TUI Flight 6215 on Tuesday are now considered “close contacts” of those who tested positive for COVID-19.
The seven cases were from three different parties aboard the flight from the Greek island, which is also called Zakynthos.
Dr Giri Shankar, Director of Public Health Wales, said: “These passengers will be contacted shortly, but in the meantime, they should be isolated at home as they can become infectious, even without developing symptoms. Anyone with symptoms should book a test without delay.
“Our investigations into several coronavirus cases have indicated that a lack of social distancing, particularly by a minority of the 20-30 age group, has resulted in the spread of the virus to other groups of people.”
He called on young people to specifically remember that “even if they feel they would not be seriously affected by COVID-19,” if they tested positive, the virus could be “extremely serious, even fatal” if transmitted to older people or more vulnerable relatives, friends or colleagues.
Dr Shankar added that although Wales has a low infection rate, “the coronavirus has not gone away” and reminded people over the holiday weekend of the importance of social distancing.
Greece is not on the list of countries to which travelers should isolate themselves for two weeks upon their return to the UK.
The country’s case rate has risen recently, with 11.73 cases per 100,000 residents in the week August 8-14, compared to 14.89 cases per 100,000 people from August 22-28, according to data from the Center. European Disease Prevention and Control.
Countries with 20 cases per 100,000 people, or those close to that, will be considered for the quarantine list, said Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
There have been a “series of small clusters” of COVID-19 cases in Cardiff that are unrelated to the TUI flight, Public Health Wales said.
In North Wales, patrons of the North and South Wales Bank pub in Wrexham have been told between August 9 and 20 to stay on the lookout for COVID-19 symptoms after staff members tested positive.
