TO: Travelers
FROM: Blandford Board of Health
DATE: March 5, 2020
RE: Traveler’s Health Risk – Covid-19
CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to:
• South Korea
• People’s Republic of China (this does not include Hong Kong, Macau, or the island of Taiwan)
• Italy
• Venezuela: The country is experiencing outbreaks of infectious diseases, and adequate health care is currently not available in most of the country.
• Iran
KEY POINTS
• There is a widespread community transmission of respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in these areas.
• Older adults and people with chronic medical conditions may be at increased risk for severe disease.
• Travelers should avoid contact with sick people and clean their hands often by washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with 60%–95% alcohol.
• Travelers should stay home for 14 days after returning to the United States and practice social distancing.
• Travelers that are sick with fever, cough, or have trouble breathing should call ahead before seeking medical care
CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) recommends travelers practice enhanced precautions traveling to:
• Japan is experiencing sustained community spread of respiratory illness caused by the novel (new) coronavirus. Older adults and those with chronic medical conditions should consider postponing nonessential travel.
CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) recommends travelers practice usual precautions:
• The ongoing outbreak of respiratory illness has spread to Hong Kong.