She said that restrooms in restaurants, gas stations and the like are generally fine. Wash your hands with soap and water twice: after entering and before leaving.
Its about your own internal risk barometer, said Dr. Fortune. Im pretty risk tolerant Im not crazy, but Im definitely not carrying my own personal toilet around. And the bathrooms I saw this summer had all been scrubbed within an inch of their life.
In before times, a large hotel or department store might have been an obvious place to sneak in a bathroom break. Dr. Fortune said that if her road trip is any indication, those options can no longer be counted upon.
One issue with traveling right now is that more things are closed or if theyre not closed, theyre closed to people from the street, she said. And because there arent many museums and things like that open, its important to pay attention to how youre structuring your day.
GASSING UP YOUR CAR
Theres no avoiding gas stations on a road trip, but theres also little reason to be concerned about them, said Dr. Albrecht.
We do know that fomite transmission or transmission of Covid from surfaces is relatively small, she said. Worst case scenario: You come up to a gas pump and you dont have anything to clean the surface. Pump the gas, then use hand sanitizer.
Gas stations are outdoors, but given how pumps are designed often with two sides, with drivers only separated by a few feet health experts still recommend wearing masks.read more
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