7 Tips to Follow When Travelling During the Pandemic - 7 Ways to Stay Safe when Holidaying during a Covid-19 Outbreak

Minimizing contact with other travellers is one of the best ways to avoid contracting the coronavirus during a holiday getaway. Maintaining the necessary distance when standing in queues at the airport and at the visa office is essential to staying safe and healthy on the go. Using automated machines to collect boarding passes as well as other new technologies introduced to reduce human contact is also prudent. Using contactless options to pay for goods and services is advisable.

We all come across high-touch surfaces and items during our travels. Avoid placing hands on high touch surfaces such as counters and other public surfaces whenever possible and try to keep your high-touch items such as the phone and the wallet, inside a handbag to prevent contracting germs and bacteria out in the open. As your phone is one of the most touched items in your bag, remember to wipe it with disinfectant several times a day and make sure your key card at Cosmo Hotel Wan Chai Hong Kong or any other hotels in Wan Chai Hong Kong is also handled with care as hotel key cards pass through countless hands.

Regardless of the duration of the trip, every traveller should carry their own set of wet wipes, hand sanitisers with more than 60% alcohol content and face masks. Tissues and bottles of mineral water should also be hand as well as other cleaning solutions that can help maintain good hygiene on the road.

Whether it's a bank ATM or the panels of the hotel escalator, be careful when touching devices that are used by dozens of people daily. Use a tissue to touch these items or wear gloves whenever possible and always use sanitiser after interacting with these devices to avoid contracting disease-causing germs.

When travelling on a plane, train or bus, guarantee your access to clean, fresh air by securing a window seat. Studied have found that those who are seated near the windows are less likely to contract Covid unless the person seated next to them has the disease as others on the plane are located at a sufficient distance to prevent infection.

Remember to wipe down the seat with sanitiser before taking your seat on a public transport vehicle, a plane, a cab or even at a restaurant. Armrests, food trays and seat flaps can all carry disease-causing bacteria and respiratory droplets of a Covid-19 patient so wiping down these surfaces and upholstery can minimize the risk of infection.

Steer clear of cold beers and similar low temperature or lukewarm drinks and opt for hot beverages such as tea and coffee when dining out. Hot water is known to kill the infection due to the high temperature of the water so the risk of catching the disease is that much lower.