As many countries relax precautionary measures to curb the outbreak of the new Corona virus, including lifting travel restrictions and resuming flight schedules, many are planning to spend their summer vacations.
The airline has implemented a range of safety measures to reduce the risk of spreading infection, including providing limited services on board and new boarding operations.
Although the risk of infection with a viral infection during the flight is very low due to air filters similar to those in surgical rooms, the issue of limiting the spread of the virus does not depend only on actions taken at airports or on aircraft, there are additional precautions to reduce risks to Travelers follow.
How do passengers protect themselves on board?
We can summarize a set of procedures recommended by medical experts in the following points:
1- Paying attention to good hand hygiene, whether by washing them with soap or using an alcoholic sterilizer as much as possible, sterilizing the hands is the most important way to protect against respiratory viruses, according to Dr. David Heyman, who led the Infectious Diseases Unit of the World Health Organization during the SARS epidemic.
2- Ensure that the hand sanitizer is less than 100ml, as it may not be permitted on the flight.
3- Avoid touching the face, especially the mouth, nose, and eyes, so that drops a person picked up after touching a surface do not enter the body.
4- Avoid face-to-face contact with others when possible, as the disease most often spreads from drops that result from coughing, sneezing and speaking.
5- Wearing a suitable cap over the mouth and nose to protect oneself and others. Indeed, many airlines have made face masks compulsory while traveling.
5- The face cover must be medical, with a commitment to wear it throughout the flight, whether inside the airport or on the plane, with the exception of brief periods during which passengers will be required to remove masks when checking passports or when eating and drinking.
6- Using anti-bacterial wipes to clean the sitting area and ensure that there are no traces of the virus on the surrounding surfaces, even though many airlines have improved cleaning procedures significantly while the epidemic continues.
7- Stay in the specified seat inside the plane as much as possible, and not move from it except to go to the toilet.
8- It is essential that no person with symptoms of corona virus or traveling with anyone infected with the virus travel.
9- At airports, passengers should ensure that their hands are washed immediately after passing through security, as security boxes are exposed to contact by many people and can transfer germs.
10- Reducing hand luggage to speed up boarding and disembarking times.
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