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Shannon Marvin
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August 4, 2020
There are a lot of lists out there about how to stay safe during COVID times and, specifically, how to stay safe while traveling. You’ll hear a lot about washing your hands, not touching your face, and sanitizing surfaces and touchpoints.
While that’s all good advice, it’s important to not lose sight of the fact that, according to the CDC, the primary method by which COVID-19 spreads is from “close, person-to-person contact.” It is much less common for it to spread via contaminated surfaces. This is the sad irony of travel right now. Although we travel to meet people, doing so has become the most dangerous part of the trip.
Being physically close to someone is dangerous because you can breathe in respiratory droplets that they breathe out, which could potentially contain the virus. Having a conversation with them is even worse, because droplets are projected further when someone speaks. If there is noise in the background or music so they have to speak louder, it is still more dangerous. In these situations, if you’re in close contact with someone who is infected, all the hand sanitizing in the world won’t help.
What will help:
An even better option is to avoid/minimize interactions altogether. To that end, here are some tips that can help throughout the different stages of a trip:
Flying
Ground Transportation
At Your Hotel
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