It’s the golden season for tourism again! Beijing CDC reminds you to stay healthy when traveling

The golden autumn season is the golden season for tourism. While enjoying the joy of traveling, people should also pay attention to health protection. The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds you to focus on the following aspects.

1. Be prepared before traveling

1. Pay attention to the latest disease epidemic situation at the destination

For domestic travel, you can first check the website of the National Health Commission or call the local "12320" health consultation hotline. For international travel, you can check the website of the World Health Organization, the website of the General Administration of Customs or the official website of the destination country to learn about the epidemic situation and travel recommendations at the destination.

2. Conduct a risk assessment before traveling

It is not recommended to travel to areas with medium or high risk of COVID-19, or to countries and regions with severe epidemics. Pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant should avoid traveling to areas with Zika virus epidemics. People with chronic diseases and those over 65 years old should consult a professional doctor to assess their health before making travel decisions.

3. Be prepared for protection

According to the length of stay and the conditions of sanitary facilities in the travel destination, prepare sufficient protective materials such as masks, hand sanitizers, mosquito repellents, etc. For example, people traveling to yellow fever epidemic areas must get vaccinated against yellow fever in a timely manner.

2. Health protection during the journey

1. Health protection when taking public transportation

Cooperate with the railway, civil aviation, passenger transport and other transportation departments for health checks, and do a good job of personal protection such as wearing masks scientifically, washing hands frequently, and keeping a social distance of more than 1 meter from others. When waiting for a flight or train, try not to go to crowded places with polluted air, and wait in a well-ventilated place.

2. Cooperate with local prevention and control requirements

After arriving at the accommodation, you must cooperate with health quarantine and take personal protection measures in accordance with the prevention and control measures of the local government departments.

3. Add or remove clothes in time

Fully understand the local climate conditions and add or remove clothes in time to prevent heat stroke; pay attention to the combination of work and rest and ensure adequate sleep.

4. Pay attention to food hygiene

Choose regular restaurants and eat regularly. Rehydrate in time. Do not drink raw water or surface water. Drink boiled water or bottled water instead. Wash raw vegetables, fruits and melons. Do not eat food that has exceeded its shelf life. Try not to eat cold dishes. Do not eat wild vegetables and mushrooms casually. Cook and steam seafood thoroughly.

5. Pay attention to hand hygiene

Wash your hands frequently, before and after meals, before and after going to the toilet, and before touching your eyes, mouth, and nose. Use soap or hand sanitizer and run water for 20 seconds. If washing your hands is not convenient, use hand sanitizer.

6. Follow cough and sneeze etiquette

Cover your mouth and nose with your elbow or a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and wrap oral and nasal secretions with a tissue and discard them in a trash can. Do not spit anywhere.

7. Prevent mosquito bites

Wipe off sweat in time and try to wear light-colored long-sleeved clothes. You can use mosquito repellents with effective ingredients such as DEET and pyrethroids in moderation and apply them to exposed skin such as arms, face, neck, and calves.

8. Travel without illness

If you have symptoms such as fever or dry cough, you should stop traveling immediately, wear a medical surgical mask, and go to the nearest regular hospital for fever treatment. If the symptoms are severe and you are unable to move, you can call "120" or the local emergency number for help. When in contact with others, keep a social distance of more than 1 meter as much as possible.

3. Key points for protection after returning

1. Continue to do a good job in prevention and control

After returning, you should carry out various prevention and control work in accordance with relevant regulations, continue to use the "Health Code" and "Beijing Heart to Heart Help", and comply with verification, code verification, registration and other measures.

2. Monitor your health and seek medical treatment promptly

Once symptoms such as fever, cough, diarrhea, etc. appear, you should actively report it when entering or returning and seek treatment at a medical institution in a timely manner, and actively inform medical staff of your travel history and contact history for timely diagnosis and treatment.

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What should people pay attention to when using public toilets during travel? The Beijing Daily Epidemic Prevention Guide reminds you to pay attention to nine aspects in the public toilet section.

1. Queue up in an orderly manner and maintain a social distance of more than 1 meter from others. If close contact is difficult to avoid, carry a mask with you and wear it when necessary.

2. Pay attention to hand hygiene. Do not touch your mouth, eyes, or nose before cleaning your hands. Wash your hands after touching objects that may be contaminated, or disinfect them with hand sanitizer.

3. Follow respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette, cover your mouth and nose with your elbow or tissue when coughing or sneezing. Do not spit, wrap oral and nasal secretions with tissue and discard them in the trash.

4. Behave appropriately and don’t make loud noises.

5. Consciously maintain public health and take care of sanitary facilities.

6. Do not litter paper scraps, cigarette butts, etc.

7. Do not urinate or defecate outside the pit or pool, and flush the water immediately after defecation.

8. Save water and don’t waste resources.

9. Comply with the epidemic prevention regulations of the management department, such as wearing masks and taking body temperature.