Buckle everyone – and attach that face mask.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines on the use of face masks for public transport, urging passengers and workers to wear face masks throughout the journey in the fight against Covid-19.
The CDC shared the update on Monday, advising people traveling by air, sea and land, as well as transport management officers and crew members to wear face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
“Traveling on public vehicles increases a person’s exposure to other people, often for long periods of time, and increases the risk of obtaining and spreading COVID-19 by contacting them on frequently touched surfaces,” the public health organization explained.
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The public health organization explained, “Traveling on public vehicles increases the risk of getting and spreading COVID-19 by bringing a person into close contact with other people, often for long periods of time, and by bringing them to frequently touching surfaces.”
“Given how most transport systems are interconnected across the country and the world, local transmissions can quickly progress to interstate and international transmissions when infected individuals travel on public resources without wearing masks and with people not wearing masks.”
The CDC “strongly recommends” that all passengers and employees on public transport, and “appropriate masks” be worn in travel centers.
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With that said, the CDC strongly recommends that “all passengers and employees, such as passengers, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, ride-shares, wear all appropriate passengers on public transport. For that, people passing or working in transport centers like “airports, bus or ferry terminals, train stations, ports” are also advised to cover their mouth and nose with a face mask.
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Moreover, the CDC pressured transit operators to refuse to allow anyone to wear a mask for the duration of the trip, the TSA said. Unable to verify the identity of such officers.
The CDC also added that exceptions to the Traveler Face Mask Guide should be made for children under 2, as well as for those who are allowed to wear the mask for medical reasons.
TravelPlus reports that the CDC initially ordered all passengers and employees on public transportation to wear face masks, as suggested by the White House.
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The CDC’s latest recommendations empower commercial airlines to follow Vice President Mike Pence’s request to CDC Director Robert Redfield, and to implement mask-wearing policies during further transactions.
