The State Department cautioned American travelers against taking cruises as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the U.S. – a move former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says he fully agrees with.
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United Airlines on Friday told flight attendants in a “safety alert’’ bulletin that they are allowed to wear gloves during food and beverage service and pick up in all cabins. The airline said it will be adding gloves to the airline’s flight service kits. As for what the average consumer can do? The biggest route of transmission, Gottlieb said, comes from touching, so he recommends not taking anything handed out by flight attendants.
According to the CDC, crew should follow routine procedure if no symptomatic passengers were on board. If there were symptomatic passengers, however, then the CDC has outlined enhanced cleaning procedures to follow in addition to the airline's routine steps.
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