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All You Need To Know About CORONAVIRUS & TRAVEL <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Should you cancel or postpone your travel plans?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It depends, say public health experts.

The WHO is recommending that elderly travellers and those with underlying health conditions delay or avoid travel to areas that are experiencing ongoing transmission of COVID-19. That is because the disease, while mild in some 80 percent of cases, can be fatal for people who are above 65 years or who have chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That list of countries experiencing local transmissions is updated<\/a> daily by the WHO. In Asia, it currently includes China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it safe to travel during the outgoing Coronavirus Outbreak ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes. According to the WHO, there is no evidence to suggest that restricting travel & tourism is effective in controlling the spread of Coronavirus. The risk of infection is low in most countries. To add to that, India is one of the least-affected countries, with less than 100 confirmed Coronavirus cases (as of 14th March 2020) & only two deaths in a population of over 135 crores, a measly infection rate of 0.00000003%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is it less infectious than the Flu ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes. Annually, there are an estimated 1 billion cases of the flu worldwide, resulting in about 6,50,000 deaths, while there are only approx.1,12,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide till date. You are way more likely to contract the flu than coronavirus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corona Virus Myths vs Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
MYTHS<\/th>\n FACTS<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n
Getting corona virus leads to \n certian death.<\/td>\n The current fatality rate is 3% and \n is expected to decline.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Travelling within the country \n is dangerous.<\/td>\n Risk of infection is low in most \n parts of India & travel restrictions \n are not advisable.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
One can get infected through \n mail from affected countries.<\/td>\n The virus does not survive on a \n surface long enough to be contracted \n this way.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
The virus will not slow down in warm weather. <\/td>\n Sunlight will cut the virus’s ability to \n grow in half, so the half-life will be \n 2.5 minutes, and in the dark it’s \n about 13 to 20 minutes.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Wearing face mask while travelling can prevent infection. <\/td>\n Healthy people should only use mask while taking care of the infected person, or if they are coughing\/sneezing. \tSunlight is really good at killing viruses.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
The new coronavirus was deliberately created or released by people<\/td>\n Viruses can change over time. Occasionally, a disease outbreak happens when a virus that is common in an animal such as a pig, bat or bird undergoes changes and passes to humans. This is likely how the new coronavirus came to be.<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

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How to stay safe ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n