Flight attendant reported that a crewmember had possibly been exposed to covid-19. For social distan...

Narrative:

Flight attendant told us as we entered plane that she was informed her best friend was covid-19 positive and that they had been together recently. She then stated she was having some symptoms and was thinking of getting off flight on day 3. I performed my safety duties and sat in seat X for takeoff and landing so I was more than 2 inches away from her on the jumpseat. This was for my safety. We performed monitor and challenge on takeoff and landing. I felt the need for social distance to protect myself and my family from a virus that can cause fatalities.we should all be tested. For this virus. At minimum our temperatures should be checked daily. There should be no penalty for calling off. Maybe on planes that require flight attendants to share a jumpseat it would be prudent to move one of them to a seat by the exit like I chose to do.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Attendant reported that a crewmember had possibly been exposed to COVID-19. For social distancing purposes; Flight Attendant sat in a cabin seat for takeoff and landing.

Narrative: Flight Attendant told us as we entered plane that she was informed her best friend was COVID-19 positive and that they had been together recently. She then stated she was having some symptoms and was thinking of getting off flight on day 3. I performed my safety duties and sat in seat X for takeoff and landing so I was more than 2 inches away from her on the jumpseat. This was for my safety. We performed monitor and challenge on takeoff and landing. I felt the need for social distance to protect myself and my family from a virus that can cause fatalities.We should all be tested. For this virus. At minimum our temperatures should be checked daily. There should be no penalty for calling off. Maybe on planes that require flight attendants to share a jumpseat it would be prudent to move one of them to a seat by the exit like I chose to do.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1738454
Time
Date	202003
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Flight attendant reported that a crewmember had possibly been exposed to covid-19. For social distancing purposes; flight attendant sat in a cabin seat for takeoff and landing.