Travel Tips to Follow During Coronavirus outbreak

You would have noticed that traveling has become a much concerning action in the last few months, with the global outbreak of the COVID-19. People are canceling booked trips and have been warned by health officials to lessen contact with affected countries.

The outbreak of COVID-19 continues to spread universally. You may have concerns regarding your travel plans for preparation and protecting yourself from the infection of this new virus.
If you have booked an international vacation like vacations in Fiji months ago and have been waiting for this for decades. If you have decided to fly for whatever the purpose is, how can you protect yourself from this virus?

Let the scrolling begin, to know how to protect yourself while traveling during the Coronavirus outbreak.

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Travel Tips to Follow During Coronavirus outbreak

Is traveling safe for you during the coronavirus outbreak?

• Wash your hands repeatedly
• Keep distance
• Do not touch your face by hands
• Avoid crowd areas
• Stay away from sick people
• Final thoughts

Travel Tips to Follow During Coronavirus outbreak

Is traveling safe for you during the coronavirus outbreak?

Unfortunately, no one can assure you that traveling during the COVID-19 outbreak is completely harmless, regardless of your age, health, or landing place. The fatality rate is comparatively low, and you may also return safely from your trip and in great health.

The more aged persons who are over the age of 80 have more chance for complications of the coronavirus disease, while ages 10 – 39 have shown almost low death rates. That does not signify you can't get affected if you are younger, only that you have the minimum danger of the disease becoming fatal.

People with existing health concerns are also more sensitive to becoming severely sick by the Coronavirus than those who are healthful. If you are having any respiratory disorder, cardiovascular illness, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, etc., you should rethink about traveling.

More than 1,432,326 Coronavirus cases have been reported globally, and the number is regularly rising. The majority of the cases are in the USA, but there are other "red zones" with thousands of cases reported and continuously increasing. The well known are Spain, Italy, France, Germany, China, and Iran. Therefore, as care, do not fly to these countries, unless it is essential. This is not to say that visiting countries with a minimum number of reported cases is wholly risk-free as well.

• Wash your hands repeatedly

Cleaning your hands without a doubt is the foremost critical thing you will do to limit your risk of this disease. This is not just a fast wash, clean your hands with soap completely for at least 20 to 30 seconds at any possibility you get.  Especially after being at public places or traveling via public transport. If you are moving by air, wipe your hands after checking out the airport. If you don't have soap and water, then use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol content on your hands and wrists.

• Keep distance 

Be alert, if someone is coughing, sneezing, or showing symptoms similar to that of the flu or a cold. Make sure to stay at least 2 meters (6 feet) away from them. You may get affected by their airborne respiratory (cold or sneeze) droplets.

• Do not touch your face by hands

Do not touch your face unnecessarily with your hands, essentially by unwashed hands. If you stayed in a public place, don’t touch your face unless you have completely washed your hands.

The novel COVID-19 can survive on surfaces for hours after it has been touched by an infected body, and can affect you if you access your mouth, nose, and eyes.

• Avoid crowd areas 

If you are flying to a country where a large number of COVID-19 cases are, it is safe if you remain away from any area where there is a large number of people.

Study the spread of the coronavirus in the country you are flying to. Review what the health and government official is advising in that country and follow the same rules. It is good to stay away from crowd spots or any region that is affected and also if you are in Fiji and enjoying scuba diving in Fiji during this then you should take acre a little more to keep yourself safe.

• Stay away from sick people

Staying away from or limiting close contact with people who are ill can lower your chance to get affected, from COVID-19 or other flu.

But it will be difficult to do when you’re flying in a plane, ship, or other mass transportation. The people who are sitting near to you and are coughing or sneezing, wearing a face mask may lower the risk of infection. Face protection can be used by sick passengers to help minimize the spread of respiratory pathogens for other travelers sitting near unhealthy passengers.

• Final thoughts

We hope that the points listed above will assist you to be safe and secure while traveling during the coronavirus outbreak. Flying should be a fun and pleasant experience, but in these circumstances, we must protect ourselves and other passengers from the coronavirus.

When you return if you feel sick with high temperature or a constant cough, you need a self-isolation for 14 days. Take medical advice and stay at home isolation.

If your health is getting worse during home isolation or not better after seven days, immediately visit the nearby health center for further medication.

If you have any query about your upcoming tour, write to us in the comment box, we will be happy to hear from you.