As communities, states and the country reopen, travel restrictions are lifting, and nonessential travel is resuming. While you look forward to traveling and may be traveling for the Labor Day weekend, you should still practice safety precautions as travel opens up. Here’s how to limit your risk of illness when traveling, staying in hotels or going on business trips.
The Guidelines for Opening Up America Again recommend continuing these protective measures during all phases of reopening:
· Avoiding touching your face
· Keeping frequently touched surfaces clean and disinfected
· Staying at least 6 feet away from others in public places
· Staying home if you are sick
· Washing hands often with soap and water, or using a hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available
· Wearing cloth face coverings in public
Public Transit – It is strongly recommended to wear a face covering when using public transit and some services may even require face coverings. Consider brining a small-travel size hand sanitizer for use when it’s not possible to wash your hands with soap and water after touching frequently touched surfaces in pubic transit.
Keeping Car Trips Safe - Try to limit the number of stops you make along your route to limit contact with others who may be ill and to prevent spreading germs from you and your family members. Pack hand-washing supplies and cloth face coverings for everyone. You may also want to bring disinfectant wipes to clean frequently touched surfaces in your car.
Safety on Planes - Several airlines are recommending or requiring guests to wear a face-covering throughout their journey, from the moment they enter the departure airport until leaving the arrival airport. They are also seating guests farther apart and encouraging people to bring drinks and snacks on board.
These tips, provided by our research partner, AdventHealth, are available to you and others in the Lake Nona community to help make positive impacts on our health.
Another way you can make a difference is by taking the Lake Nona Life Project survey. We can’t do it alone. We need partners like you. Take the survey today.