How to stay safe while travelling

Recent government guidelines advise against travelling unless absolutely necessary. However, as the world returns back to a new normality most of us will find ourselves needing to use transport in the next coming months, so we must consider ways to stay safe while travelling.

What type of face covering should I wear when I travel?

In the current environment, travelling is without doubt a health risk. Being confined in an enclosed space for the length of your journey, you are increasing the potential exposure time to virus particles in an environment where social distancing is not possible.

Though the current guidance on air travel means that everyone will be required to wear some form of face covering, it does not mandate what kind of face covering should be worn. This means that others may wear masks that put you at risk (e.g. leaky, loose-fitting masks). Individuals who do not have a face covering upon arrival at a UK airport are likely to be provided with a surgical mask. However, as surgical masks are designed to protect against only the largest droplets, splashes, and bodily fluids, they do not guarantee protection against viruses. In order to minimise the risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus while you travel, you could wear a respirator face mask, like Covaflu, that filters up to 94% of airborne particles.

Travelling amid a pandemic poses a clear health risk, but by wearing a Covaflu respirator mask you can help protect both yourself and those around you.

The best thing we can do now to reduce the risk to ourselves and others is to follow government guidelines. Advice can change daily, so keep checking this link for updated travel advice: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice