it's just about spring break time and
with coronavirus fears sweeping the
world millions of Americans who've been
planning a trip are facing a tough
choice do we go or do we stay home Lia
Sutherland a student at Quinnipiac
University in Connecticut just canceled
her spring break trip to Italy with the
illness spreading like worldwide
especially in Italy right now I just
didn't think it would be a good time to
go I would rather wait until it was safe
to go and actually enjoy my time there
rather than be worried about getting
sick but Lea's fellow students have
decided to go ahead with their trips
some in the u.s. some abroad I would say
I'm more nervous for the airport and the
plane not so much about me it's other
people that are more worried about
especially being in airports and being
in contact with so many different
individuals travel expert pauline Fromer
obviously you don't want to be going to
China right now you don't want to be
going to Korea most people think all
parts of the United States most parts of
Europe are fine
it's changing hourly though this graphic
shows what happens when a sick passenger
sneezes on a plane the germs spread to
the ten fellow passengers sitting around
him you can follow these basic tips to
avoid infection on a plane use wipes to
clean the tray and other surfaces turn
on the overhead vent to create a layer
of filtered air around you pick a window
seat any seat away from the aisle
reduces contact with other passengers
I spoke to dr. oz do you recommend
people stay away from restaurants from
theaters public areas or no I would not
curtail any of my travel I would not
curtail by going to public spaces I
don't want to sacrifice life for fear
dr. oz has a reassuring take on the
coronavirus crisis people gonna get it
most people just kind of mild symptoms
then they get past it but if you're
feeling those spring-break jitters our
travel expert has this advice if your
trip is not next week hold tight because
if you cancel your spring break trip now
you're gonna be out a lot of money we've
seen JetBlue offer free cancellations
and changes but so far they're the only
airline to do so and you cannot cancel
and get your money back just for fear of
travel
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