Northeast Ohio health experts offer COVID-19 safety tips for the summer travel season

Cooper additionally advised researching coronavirus unfold in your chosen vacation spot. For journey inside the USA, the CDC studies community risk levels based mostly on hospital admissions, the variety of hospital beds getting used and the full variety of new COVID-19 instances. The chance per county is designated as “low,” “medium” or “excessive” to point the severity of transmission and unfold.

“When the county neighborhood degree is low, preventive measures similar to handwashing and utilizing a masks in crowded enclosed areas are really useful. At a medium degree, people who’re at excessive threat because of continual illness or compromised immune techniques ought to proceed with preventive measures and test with their suppliers for extra medical recommendation,” Cooper mentioned. “And at a excessive degree, the place Cuyahoga County at the moment is, the CDC recommends that everybody put on a masks whereas in-doors no matter vaccination or immune standing.”

Outdoors of the U.S., COVID monitoring and public security necessities can differ considerably. The U.S. State Division gives a country-by-country advisory based mostly on COVID instances and updates on any vaccine and/or testing necessities for individuals coming into these international locations.

Cooper mentioned an essential factor to bear in mind is that everybody is required to take a viral COVID check sooner or later earlier than re-entering the U.S. “whether or not you’re vaccinated or not.”

“And when you check optimistic whereas overseas, you’ll must isolate and delay your return, which might be wherever from 5 to 10 days,” she mentioned.

Regardless of the COVID-risk standing of your vacation spot, each Cooper and Dr. David Margolius, division director of inner drugs with Metrohealth, strongly really useful masking always on public transportation, together with on airplanes, in airports, on trains and at bus stations.

“I believe carrying a masks anytime you’re in a crowded indoor space is essential, nevertheless it’s particularly essential if you’re in a airplane or bus or different confined space,” Margolius mentioned.

Margolius added that disposable masks – like surgical masks and KN95 and N95 merchandise – are more practical at filtering out virus particles than fabric masks.