TRAVEL RESOURCES ON COVID-19

• • Things to consider before travel:
    • Is COVID-19 spreading where you’re going?
      If COVID-19 is spreading at your destination, but not where you live, you may be at higher risk of exposure if you travel there.
    • Will you or your travel companion(s) be in close contact with others during your trip?
      Your risk of exposure to respiratory viruses like COVID-19 may increase in crowded settings, particularly closed-in settings with little air circulation, if there are people in the crowd who are sick. This may include settings such as conferences, public events (like concerts and sporting events), religious gatherings, public spaces (like movie theatres and shopping malls), and public transportation (like buses, metro, trains).
    • Are you or your travel companion(s) at higher risk of severe illness if you do get COVID-19?
      People at higher risk for severe disease are older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions (such as heart disease, lung disease, or diabetes). CDC recommends that travelers at higher risk for COVID-19 complications avoid all cruise travel and nonessential air travel.
    • Do you have a plan for taking time off from work or school, in case you get exposed to, or are sick with, COVID-19?
      If you have close contact with someone with COVID-19 during travel, you may be asked to stay home to self-monitor and avoid contact with others for up to 14 days after travel. If you become sick with COVID-19, you may be unable to go to work or school until you’re considered noninfectious. You will be asked to avoid contact with others (including being in public places) during this period of infectiousness.
    • Do you live with someone who is older or has a severe chronic health condition?
      If you get sick with COVID-19 upon your return from travel, your household contacts may be at risk of infection. Household contacts who are older adults or have severe chronic medical conditions are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
    • Is COVID-19 spreading where you live?
      Consider the risk of passing COVID-19 to others during travel, particularly if you will be in close contact with people who are older adults or have severe chronic health condition These people are at higher risk of getting very sick. If your symptoms are mild or you don’t have a fever, you may not realize you are infectious.

    If You Travel

    Protect yourself and others during your trip:

    • Clean your hands often.
      • Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, after touching surfaces frequently touched by others, after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, and before touching your face or eating.
      • If soap and water are not available, bring and use hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub your hands together until they feel dry.
    • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
    • Avoid close contact with others.
      • Keep 6 feet of physical distance from others.
    • Wear a cloth face covering in public.
    • Cover coughs and sneezes.
    • Pick up food at drive-throughs, curbside restaurant service, or stores.

    For the most up-to-date COVID-19 travel information, visit CDC COVID-19 Travel page.

  Additional resources

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • City of Madison
  • Morgan County
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
  • U.S. Travel Association
  • COVID-19 hotline: The State of Georgia has a new COVID-19 hotline. If you believe that you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed to the novel coronavirus, please contact your primary care doctor or an urgent care clinic. Please do not show up unannounced at an emergency room or health care facility. Hotline: (844) 442-2681