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travel a fever, cough — it’s primarily

a lower respiratory virus —
general malaise, there may be
some gastrointestinal distress.”
Complications of the virus could
include pneumonia or kidney-
related complications. According
to the CDC, symptoms of this
year’s coronavirus can appear in
What Travelers Need to Know About the two to 14 days after being exposed
Coronavirus, according to a Doctor and to the virus.
And if you think you may be sick
Public Health Expert with coronavirus, Dr. Katz said you
should call your doctor rather than
CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES showing up in person.

s the deadly coronavirus continues to spread around the MONITOR TRAVEL ADVISORIES
world and scientists’ race to understand it, educating yourself Dr. Katz insisted that it was very
and adopting measures to make sure you remain healthy important to keep a close watch on
Aare paramount. Along with the government stated alerts and travel advisories and information
warnings the information for travelers can seem overwhelming as the from relevant agencies.
United States has most recently issued a ‘Do Not Travel” advisory to “I would more importantly,
China. carefully follow guidance from the
Dr. Rebecca Katz, a professor and the director of the Center for Global CDC and WHO [World Health
Health Science and Security at Georgetown University, called the spread Organization],” she said. “The
of the disease ‘an best advice is to carefully monitor
incredibly rapidly
evolving situation’
she said, “We learn
more and different
things every single
day.”
Experts in China,
where the virus
first presented
itself, declared that
someone infected
with the virus can be
contagious before
symptoms even start, evidence-based guidance.”
CNN reported. And while most international cases of the virus have Hours, after WHO, declared the
been people who traveled from China, there have been several cases coronavirus a global emergency
confirmed in the U.S. that are all being treated. — the sixth time such an
The number of confirmed coronavirus is more than the number of emergency has been designated
cases confirmed during the SARS outbreak in mainland China in 2003. —the US government issued
However, the death toll of the coronavirus is still less than the 348 people a “Do Not Travel” advisory to
who died during the SARS outbreak. China.
“Travelers should be prepared
for travel restrictions to be put into
While much remains unknown about the virus, Dr. Katz said there are
a few things people can do to help protect themselves. villages, like effect with little or no advance
Frigiliana, before the stifling heat of summer arrives. notice. Commercial carriers have
KNOW THE SYMPTOMS reduced or suspended routes to
Dr. Katz said symptoms of coronavirus are a lot like the flu: “You’ll get and from China,” the advisory
read.

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