MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread

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Anonymous wrote:Would you go to nyc this weekend?

I had every intention of going but everyone I talk to thinks I’m nuts to even consider going.

Are you nuts? They sending National Guard to secure quarantine.

I have to travel through a small portion of NY to get to my kid's college. I swear I'm going to freaking hold my breath. Considering adding an hour or two to my trip and re-routing through rural Pennsylvania and straight into CT on 84.

Other alternative is gas up well south of NYC, continue through without stopping anywhere in the NJ/NY/CT metro area, and not stop again until I am in and around Hartford.

Have to stay overnight and staying with my sister. No way I'm going to a hotel

You keep posting over and over again. Go get your darn kid and calm down.

Yeah, honestly PP (who is going to pick up her kid from college), I say this with genuine concern... I think you might need to talk to someone. It is reasonable to be concerned and practice precaution, but what you are demonstrating is not reasonable. You shouldn't have to be in such a state of panic so I hope that you are able to find comfort somehow, whether through talking to a doctor for a prescription or self-isolating somewhere.

Fauci yesterday:

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, issued a disturbing warning during a White House briefing Tuesday: Americans everywhere need to change the way they live their lives. Right now.
"We would like the country to realize that as a nation, we can't be doing the kinds of things we were doing a few months ago. It doesn't matter if you're in a state that has no cases or one case," Fauci said, referring Americans to the new federal Coronavirus.gov website for details on precautions to take at home, at work and out in the world.


So yeah, it's me

Have you actually looked at the guidance on the website? The advice on travel still depend on several factors- the destination, your age and overall health. Nothing on there would send me into the tailspin of hysteria like you seem to be in.

Interesting as universities like UNC is asking students not to go to certain US cities. See the last one below

Most recent campus updates (from March 10)
University-affiliated travel to Level 3 and Level 2 countries due to COVID-19 as defined by the State Department and the CDC is prohibited. This includes China, South Korea, Iran, Italy and Japan.
Students, faculty and staff returning from Level 3 or Level 2 countries due to COVID-19 will be asked to self-quarantine for 14 days off campus effective immediately.
The University is restricting students, faculty and staff from University-affiliated travel to locations within the United States where a state of emergency has been declared related to COVID-19 and coronavirus. We strongly discourage personal travel to these areas. This includes the cities of Austin and San Antonio in Texas, and the states of California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah and Washington.

https://www.unc.edu/coronavirus/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We're still going on Spring Break but driving. We plan to disinfect the room as best we can upon arrival and since we're driving we're bring lots of Lysol and Clorox. My skittishness is getting on a plane, which I can't see doing right now.

I think that's a reasonable compromise.

Plane is just one area. The hotel room and crowds, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Have plans to go to a state that isn't a hot-bed right now via plane in a week. I am meeting family (also traveling via plane) from Texas. I am pregnant and my parents, who will be there, are in their mid-late 60s but otherwise healthy. My husband really doesn't want me to go - I am watching and waiting, but know things could change rapidly in the US (and in DC) in the next week. What would you do?

Omg, no way. You’re pregnant. Why on earth would you do this?

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Anonymous wrote:Have plans to go to a state that isn't a hot-bed right now via plane in a week. I am meeting family (also traveling via plane) from Texas. I am pregnant and my parents, who will be there, are in their mid-late 60s but otherwise healthy. My husband really doesn't want me to go - I am watching and waiting, but know things could change rapidly in the US (and in DC) in the next week. What would you do?

Omg, no way. You’re pregnant. Why on earth would you do this?

Many are traveling and still cruising there isn’t a ban. https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-cru...rhiq-story.html?outputType=amp

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Anonymous wrote:Funny how quiet the a$$holes got when I posted Fauci's statement from yesterday.

That’s ‘cause you’re so smart.

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Anonymous wrote:Have plans to go to a state that isn't a hot-bed right now via plane in a week. I am meeting family (also traveling via plane) from Texas. I am pregnant and my parents, who will be there, are in their mid-late 60s but otherwise healthy. My husband really doesn't want me to go - I am watching and waiting, but know things could change rapidly in the US (and in DC) in the next week. What would you do?

Omg, no way. You’re pregnant. Why on earth would you do this?

Many are traveling and still cruising there isn’t a ban. https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-cru...rhiq-story.html?outputType=amp

Many people drink and drive too, but that doesn't mean it's safe or smart.

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Anonymous wrote:Have plans to go to a state that isn't a hot-bed right now via plane in a week. I am meeting family (also traveling via plane) from Texas. I am pregnant and my parents, who will be there, are in their mid-late 60s but otherwise healthy. My husband really doesn't want me to go - I am watching and waiting, but know things could change rapidly in the US (and in DC) in the next week. What would you do?

Omg, no way. You’re pregnant. Why on earth would you do this?

Well so far, the available evidence suggests that pregnant women are not more susceptible to this/severity and I'm otherwise 30, healthy, and no underlying conditions. I am generally anxious and trying to be rational with the available data. However, my husband (who is not anxious by nature) agrees with you. I have no idea what to do.

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Flew cross country last night. There were about 10 of us on the flight. If you have to fly -- now is the time! Social distancing at its best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have plans to go to a state that isn't a hot-bed right now via plane in a week. I am meeting family (also traveling via plane) from Texas. I am pregnant and my parents, who will be there, are in their mid-late 60s but otherwise healthy. My husband really doesn't want me to go - I am watching and waiting, but know things could change rapidly in the US (and in DC) in the next week. What would you do?

I hear you- I am supposed to travel to my hometown next week (also not a hotbed at the moment) for an event that is really important to my sister. Not pregnant but otherwise similar circumstances. I guess I'm most concerned about contributing to the spread than for myself, but everyone there seems unfazed by the whole thing and are continuing with their spring break plans. My parents both work with the public as part of their jobs so it's far more likely they will eventually be exposed that way than from me. So it probably really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things whether I go, other than it will cause family drama if I don't.

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Anonymous wrote:Anthony Fauci is literally the ONLY person I trust right now.

Did you notice him winking during the presser? Dh noticed it first and I went back and watched again. It was like, go to cornovirus.org, wink wink. I took it to mean, don't trust anything you read there. But I'm trying to figure out what else he was trying to tell us without too many people noticing.

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Anonymous wrote:Have plans to go to a state that isn't a hot-bed right now via plane in a week. I am meeting family (also traveling via plane) from Texas. I am pregnant and my parents, who will be there, are in their mid-late 60s but otherwise healthy. My husband really doesn't want me to go - I am watching and waiting, but know things could change rapidly in the US (and in DC) in the next week. What would you do?

Omg, no way. You’re pregnant. Why on earth would you do this?

Well so far, the available evidence suggests that pregnant women are not more susceptible to this/severity and I'm otherwise 30, healthy, and no underlying conditions. I am generally anxious and trying to be rational with the available data. However, my husband (who is not anxious by nature) agrees with you. I have no idea what to do.

I don’t think it has to do with being anxious. If anyone has the ability to not potentially contribute to spreading this virus, I don’t see why they wouldn’t do so.

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Anonymous wrote:Funny how quiet the a$$holes got when I posted Fauci's statement from yesterday.

Yup I think you've succeeded on DCUM- it might be time for you to stake yourself at the airport and shame everyone at departures. Might change a few minds before they get on the plane.

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Anonymous wrote:Have plans to go to a state that isn't a hot-bed right now via plane in a week. I am meeting family (also traveling via plane) from Texas. I am pregnant and my parents, who will be there, are in their mid-late 60s but otherwise healthy. My husband really doesn't want me to go - I am watching and waiting, but know things could change rapidly in the US (and in DC) in the next week. What would you do?

Omg, no way. You’re pregnant. Why on earth would you do this?

Well so far, the available evidence suggests that pregnant women are not more susceptible to this/severity and I'm otherwise 30, healthy, and no underlying conditions. I am generally anxious and trying to be rational with the available data. However, my husband (who is not anxious by nature) agrees with you. I have no idea what to do.

I don’t think it has to do with being anxious. If anyone has the ability to not potentially contribute to spreading this virus, I don’t see why they wouldn’t do so.

Sure, but I guess that would be in the calculus for ANYONE considering non-essential travel right now and so far there's not really guidance on not traveling domestically - even though I know what you're saying. This is elective travel but it's also potentially the last time I'll see my family for a while before I can't fly in my third trimester & with newborn (all are a plane flight away), especially if things change in the next few months and none of them can travel to me as planned for baby-related things.

I guess I'm wondering if you were pregnant, would that factor into your decision differently regarding your personal risk, regardless of whether or not you generally think it's a good idea for people to stop traveling for non-essential reasons to help prevent this spreading in general?

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Anonymous wrote:Funny how quiet the a$$holes got when I posted Fauci's statement from yesterday.

No, we just don’t spend every waking moment on this thread like you apparently do. And I were as panicked as you are, I’d have retrieved my child already. Not sure what you are waiting for.

I respect Dr. Fauci too. But I didn’t see anywhere in his comments that said you can’t breathe the air in your car while driving on the highway.

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If I booked with chase sapphire points, do I need to cancel through them or can I do so directly with the American Airlines?