Tag Archives: Health

February, 2020

25 February
COVID-19 Update for Travelers to and from the United States

The Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) continues its spread from China to other nations. It has reached pandemic proportions at this time, with cases being confirmed across the northern hemisphere. The risk to travelers exists, and prudence dictates that keeping atop of available information on COVID-19 is an excellent first step. …
16 February
US Citizen evacuation from Diamond Princess (Japan)

In-flight isolation unit UPDATE - 17 February 0500 hours PT - During the flight back to the United States, 14 passengers who had tested positive for Corona Virus (COVID-19) were placed in the isolation unit on board their respect aircraft, separating them from the other passengers. Canada, Australia, Hong Kong …

6 November
Securely Travel Alert - 06 November 2019

Sections: • Crisis • Health • Weather • Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings Section 1 - Unrest Germany - Air travel to and through Frankfurt and Munich will be severely impacted 7 and 8 November as the flight attendants of Lufthansa and its four subsidiary airlines go on strike. …

9 October
Securely Travel Alert - 09 October 2019

SUMMARY: United States - California power outages United States - STD’s on the rise Hong Kong - China - Cross-border MTR suspended Today’s travel brief is culled from global travel warnings and alerts. 1 - United States - California power outages The Pacific Gas and Electric company has announced the …

20 September
Securely Travel Brief - 20 September 2019

SUMMARY: United States - Texas - Beaumont floodingUnited States - Massachusetts - Eastern Equine EncephalitisVirgin Islands - Hurricane JerryGlobal - Youth Climate Strike Securely Travel Brief – 19 September 2019 Today’s travel brief is culled from global travel warnings and alerts. 1 - United States - Texas - Beaumont flooding …

6 May
Securely Travel Alert - Measles

Traveling? Don’t travel if you have measles symptoms or have not been vaccinated. Does it matter if you are traveling domestic or international? No, this current outbreak of measles is global. United States cases of Measels Between January and April 2019, over 700 cases of measles have been diagnosed in …

4 October
Cuba: Dengue outbreak in Trinidad and Sancti Spíritus

According to Statista, over 5 million tourists will visit Cuba by the end of 2018., and here we are entering the last quarter of 2018 and the Cuba Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology (CPHEM) has advised that there is a dengue outbreak in the area surrounding the provincial …

27 September
Travel Security Checklist - Medical and Health Risk Information

Your trip may be across the state or around the world and the constant, regardless of where you travel is your health and wellbeing. Availability and access to medical care, whenever we are more than 100 miles from our doorstep should always be researched prior to initiating your trip. Through …
6 September
Ewww - Don’t touch those airport security bins

Airport security checkpoints are full of microbes! A number of media outlets ranging from the Stars and Stripes to Sciencealert highlighted the results of a recent study by a group of international scientists that indicates we are all one touch away from having a myriad of maladies passed to us …

22 May
Securely Travel Brief - 22 May 2018

Securely Travel Brief – 22 May 2018 Today’s Securely Travel brief is culled from the travel warnings and travel alerts found via news media, government and social networks. SUMMARY: Mexico - Guadalajara - Narco-blockade Colombia - Evacuations down stream of dam project Oman - Cyclone expected landfall 25-26 May India …