Virologist hospitalized with coronavirus believes he got it through his eyes on a flight

Dr. Joseph Fair, an NBC News contributor who has been hospitalized with coronavirus despite being in good health and taking precautions against getting sick, said Thursday that he believes he contracted the virus through his eyes on a crowded flight. "I had a mask on, I had gloves on, I did my normal wipes routine ... but obviously, you can still get it through your eyes," Fair, a virologist, said on the "TODAY" show from his hospital bed. "And of course I wasn't wearing goggles on the flight.