Fliers can breathe a little easier knowing that H1N1 is not an airborne virus, but rather, transmitted via droplets. And since aircraft ventilation systems work in a side-to-side, circular manner (as opposed to front-to-back), the risk of exposure rapidly decreases with distance. “When people say that if you’re sitting in row five, you’re susceptible to the germs in row nine, that’s not the case,” says David Castelveter, spokesman for the Air Transport Association.
About Recommending Travel Insurance
Apparently per MSNBC some travel insurance policies have a “Pandemic Clause.” Hmmn, seems H1N1 has already been declared a Pandemic! Travelers might want to avoid those policies with this clause. Detail-oriented shoppers might look for the absence of a “Quarantine Clause,” since quarantine might happen and be expensive. Also advice is given to be careful of the expensive “cancel for any reason policies” unless they carefully read the often-extensive fine print about illnesses.
About Screening During Travel
Don’t know if it is good news or bad news, but it is certainly cool technology! Italy’s MSC Cruises announced that the cruise line would use thermal imaging cameras to check embarking passengers for elevated body temperatures that may be a sign of infection. (There was no indication how the company planned to differentiate between the feverish and the merely flushed.)
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