Arghadipa Chakraborty

Once the famous Ibn Battuta told, “Travel, it leaves you speechless, and then turns you into a storyteller.” Travel is surely a ‘food for the soul’. But nowadays the travel world is at stake due to COVID-19 pandemic. All kind of traveling is requested to remain stop but if it becomes necessary, health becomes the main issue about which people think about. In this article, I am going to discuss top 7 precautions to take while traveling–

1. Precaution for air travel|What precaution you must take during air travel?

The most good news, which I wish to let you know that most of the viruses can’t spread in flights because of diverse system of air circulation. So, if you have to journey, flight is the best option. At first, read the protocols provided by the government before ascend to flight and use sanitizer and maintain social distancing. You must carry your COVID-19 negative report along with you.

2. Avoid bus and Train Journey|Is it safe to journey by train or bus?:-

As you have to sit or stand within 6 feet of other individual in bus and train for being crowded vehicles, must avoid train and bus journey during traveling. For long journey, you have to use general bathrooms. So, it is better to avoid train and bus journey during this pandemic.

3. Get Vaccinated:-

There is no vaccine which can completely cure COVID-19 but there is availability of some vaccines which can reduce the risk of respiratory problems, vital flu and other infections.

4. Wash Your Hands:-

Washing your hands is one of the basic hygiene habits that can curb rigorously the risk of infection spread. During travel, you have to face several places and objects which can be the breeding source of germs. Sanitizer is not suitable for all time. It is a secondary option and their action is like backup and it can’t replace the benefit of handwashing. It is suggested that you clean your hand in lukewarm or hot water throughout 20-30 seconds in order to kill germs.

5. Try to use bottled water and be conscious of your contamination of foods:-

Try to use mineral water while you are traveling to unknown places for your safety. As you may not be totally confirm of authenticity of food and water, don’t consume any exposed food of long hours or water from here and there. You must eat completely cooked food and avoid any kind of raw food.

6. Avoid Touching Nose and Mouth Often:-

Although masks will not protect you necessarily from COVID-19 infection, yu must not touch your eyes, nose and the mouth, especially with hands which are unwashed.

7. Make Others Aware:-

It is crucial to limit your contact with people who are sick. It is also important you keep up distance from other people if either you think you are sick or developing any symptom of any disease which is related to coronavirus when you ascend to a flight, train, bud or any other vehicle. Consult a medical professional or a doctor and receive the treatment you need. You must practice self-isolation when you are returning from travel and let your doctor know at once. Maintain distance with people who are sick, more crucially those revealing cold symptoms, which begin as the first coronavirus infection symptoms.

The Centre’s of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also provided travel advisories, making conscious people travelling to foreign countries put on level-1 alert and suggesting to avoid unnecessary travel for countries on level-3 alert at all costs.