For those with essential travel plans, here are some tips for how to stay safe and healthy right now.

With the pandemic affecting travel plans for the near future, many people are putting their vacations on hold (or finding inventive ways to enjoy a safe staycation). But what happens if you have to travel? Maybe you have to travel for work or for a family emergency. If you have to travel right now our doctor Dr. Lawrence Delano Tran can provide you with travel medicine including pre-trip consultations to make sure that you are taking every necessary precaution. Here are some tips to help you stay safe while traveling,

Wash Your Hands Often (and Thoroughly)

Make sure that you are washing your hands throughout your travels and avoid touching your face. While hand sanitizer is a good thing to carry with you, and can help in a jiff, it shouldn’t take the place of proper handwashing. You should wash your hands after traveling, as well as after coughing or sneezing and before eating.

Wear a Mask

Wearing a mask doesn’t just protect you, it can also protect others. By wearing masks, we can reduce the spread of Covid-19. While many airlines are making it mandatory for passengers to wear masks it’s also a good idea to wear them in any and all public spaces such as grocery stores, malls and restaurants. If you have a disposable mask you should bring a couple with you and if you have a cloth one, you should wash it the minute you get back from your trip. Have questions or concerns about wearing a mask? Consult our Burbank, CA, travel medicine doctor before your trip.

Study Up on Your Destination

Do you know what precautions the airline you’re flying with and the hotel you’re staying in is taking to keep you and everyone safe? In order to plan the safest trip, you need to do a little research and understand what these accommodations are doing right now, whether that’s spacing travelers out on the airplane or making sure the hotel staff wears masks at all times. If you can’t find information online, it doesn’t hurt to go ahead and call the airlines or hotel and ask for your own peace of mind.

If you are looking for a family physician here in Burbank, CA, that offers travel medicine, immigration vaccines and medical care for both acute and chronic conditions, then call Dr. Lawrence Delano Tran and his team at (818) 391-1028 for an appointment.