How to Minimize Exposure if You Have to Travel

With the upliftment to the restriction of the transport systems, the next question is how to have a safe distance and safeguard oneself in the public domain. Although fumigation and sterilizing are been done strictly but the deadly virus has reached the community spread which raises the question of how to get going with the new version of new normal. The challenges of keeping everyone safe has paving new ways to find alternative and get going. Below are some of the points which will help you to stay protected.

Gone are days where we used to get ready for the office in a tipsy manner. Now the new suit for office is gloves, masks of good quality and sanitizer. Replace the fancy mini pouch of you to a COVID-19 daily kit. Replace those perfume, mascara, and eyeliner to sanitizer, masks, and gloves and scarfs. Pack your own tiffin instead of getting yourself fancy tiffin service. As the more you avoid outside food and the more you eat homemade food the more you are immune and can fight the virus effectively.

Once you step outside the domain of your house, it is particularly important to get a clear scenario of your surrounding and the adjoined area. Stay informed and updated about how many cases have risen or is there anyone who is being affected lately. As India is into the community transmission phase, it is advisable to stay alert and step out only if the surrounding is safe. It not only will protect you but eventually will protect the community.

Avoid traveling in public transport systems and book either a cab or taxi to travel to the office. In case if the fare is getting pricey, accompany the travel with one of your fellow colleagues and book a cab of double sharing. It is better to travel in double or solo then sharing the space with ten other unknown faces. Try to improve much ventilation by opening the window rather than switching the air-conditioner ride.
According to Brian Labus, Ph.D., MPH, an assistant professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, subways, buses, and carpools are places where people remain in close contact for an extended period.
“If you don’t live with those people,” said Labus, “it obviously increases the risk of exposure to coronavirus. By commuting individually or only sharing a car with people you live with, you minimize your exposure to others and reduce your risk of disease.”

In recent times, mobile has become one of the handy objects in our daily lifestyle. Either it be traveling or either it is having a meal, mobile has become the handiest object in our daily lifestyle. But with the current scenario surge the usage of mobile and try to use more of sanitizer, as the more you sanitize yourself the more you get protected from the virus. It is advisable to wash your hand every 1-minute interval and avoid touching your nose and hand when sharing a public space. Carry a DIY sanitizer spray diluting Dettol with water and spray it to your body to get a maximum effect.

When you are stepping out of your house, wear a good mask preferably N95 respirator mask as its layering objects prevent tiny droplets and particulars. Wearing a mask on public transportation signals to others that you are trying to keep the community safe in addition to yourself.

Finally, if it is to take public transportation it is recommended to get less contacted and touch the objects less. Practice touchless payment and maintain enough social distancing to protect either of the two. Prefer to travel in the non-peak hour as the risk of getting affected lessens the risk factor and step into the public transports which are strictly recommending the social distancing norms and regulations. Another way to secure yourself one traveling is that clean the surface with disinfected wipes to get a double check in securing yourself.

Many states have opened Gym and Worship places with the new Unlock 1.0. To the devotee and fitness freak, it is better to maintain a physical distancing. Book the hour where only minimum people are accessible. Avoid the peak hour which gets crowded. Go to the gym or public places only where the fumigation and sanitizing is done every hour a day. Maintain a 6 feet distance from the fellow members to protect both the community and one.

One of the most asked question these days is how to maintain and protect oneself when traveling through flights. The only way to get secured is to book or opt for airlines that follow social distancing, if not social distancing then makes sure the airlines or air hostess are taking enough precautions to secure everyone. Things like wearing a PP kit and wearing masks and gloves should be the most thing to allow passengers to the flight. Check before the rules and regulations before, and then book the flight accordingly. Not only that, sanitize yourself by applying sanitizer every 20 seconds to remain extra cautious.

Although the restrictions are uplifted, and the unlocking of the lockdown is being issued but it is advisable only to step out of the house only needed. Opt for more work from home decorum rather than visiting the office or any other places.