Traveling safely to avoid COVID-19

Some people are heading back to work, but in this age of COVID-19, the CDC have updated guidelines for how to travel safely.

SOME AMERICANSARE HEADING BACKTO WORK.BUT IN THIS AGE OFCOVID-19, THECENTERS FORDISEASE CONTROLAND PREVENTIONHAVE UPDATEDGUIDELINES FORHOW TO GET TOPLACES -- SAFELY.MANDY GAITHER HASMORE IN THIS YOURHEALTH MATTERSREPORT.WHETHER YOU TAKEPUBLIC TRANSIT -- ORGO BY CAR --THE CDCSAYS THERE AREWAYS TO LOWERYOUR RISK OFCORONAVIRUSINFECTION.

FIRST --BE AWARE OFFREQUENTLYTOUCHED SURFACES-- FROM KIOSKS TOTOUCHSCREENS --TICKET MACHINES TOTURNSTILES -- LIMITTOUCHING ANYTHINGTHAT A LOT OFPEOPLE HAVE HADTHEIR HANDS ON --AND IF YOU MUSTTOUCH THESESURFACES -- WASHYOUR HANDS FOR 20SECONDS WITH SOAPAND WATER -- ORRUB YOUR HANDSWITH SANITIZERCONTAINING 60-PERCENT ALCOHOL --AS SOON AS YOUCAN.THE CDC SAYSSOCIAL DISTANCINGIS ALSO IMPORTANTIN BOTH CARS ANDON PUBLIC TRANSIT.WHEN POSSIBLE --TRY TO TRAVELDURING NON-PEAKHOURS -- AND STAYSIX FEET AWAY FROMTHOSE NOT IN YOURHOUSEHOLD --CONSIDER SKIPPINGA ROW OF SEATSBETWEEN YOURSELFAND OTHER RIDERS --AVOID GATHERING INGROUPS AND STAYOUT OF CROWDEDSPACES WHENPOSSIBLE --ESPECIALLY ATTRANSIT STATIONSAND STOPS.

FORTHOSE TRAVELING INTAXIS ORRIDESHARES-- THECDC ADVISESOPENING WINDOWSWHEN POSSIBLE TOIMPROVE AIRCIRCULATION -- ORADJUSTING THE AIRCONDITIONER TOMAKE SURE THE AIRISN'TRECIRCULATING.

ITALSO RECOMMENDSAVOIDING POOLEDRIDES OR RIDESWHERE MULTIPLEPASSENGERS AREPICKED UP WHOAREN'T IN THE SAMEHOUSEHOLD.FOR TODAY'S HEALTHMINUTE, I'M MANDYGAITHER.