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Wednesday, 15 May 2024

Travelers Slowly Returning To Airports, But Is It Safe?

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Travelers Slowly Returning To Airports, But Is It Safe?
Travelers Slowly Returning To Airports, But Is It Safe?
Matt Petrillo reports.

THE POOLS MUST COMPLY WITHSTANDARDS AND POLICIES ISSUEDBY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH.SOME PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TOHIT THE ROAD TO CELEBRATESUMMER AND TRAVELERS ARERETURNING TO THE SKIES ALBEITA LITTLE SLOWLY BUT IS ITSAFE?"EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO CONTINUES OURCORONAVIRUS COVERAGE ATPHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONALAIRPORT.Reporter: THE T.S.A.CHECKPOINT AT THE PHILADELPHIAINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS STILLQUIET JUST A HANDFUL OFPASSENGERS COME THROUGH EVERYFEW MINUTES BUT THERE HAS BEENAN UPTICK IN TRAVELERS HEREAND ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THEFIRST TIME IN MONTHS.WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THATIT'S SAFE TO FLY BUT WEBELIEVE IN PERSONALRESPONSIBILITY.Reporter: MANY TRAVELERSARE PREPARED, TOO.I HAVE SANITATION WIPES ANDHAND SANITIZER.Reporter: BUT IT'S NOTJUST WHAT PEOPLE DO AT THEAIRPORT THAT MATTERS, EXPOSURETO COVID COULD DEPEND ON WHERETHEY'RE GOING.SINCE EARLY JUNE, NEWCONFIRMED CASES HAVE BEENINCREASING IN ALMOST HALF THECOUNTRY LIKE IN FLORIDA WHERETHIS FAMILY IS TRAVELING TO.WE'RE GOING TO BE SAFEWHILE WE'RE DOWN THERE.WE'RE NOT LEAVING MY MOM'SHOUSE.I WAS THERE THREE WEEKSAGO.IT WASN'T SO BAD.IT WAS SAFE.Reporter: HEALTHOFFICIALS BELIEVE SOME PEOPLEMIGHT BECOMING LESS CONCERNEDABOUT CONTRACTING COVID-19BECAUSE OF SOMETHING CALLEDPANDEMIC FATIGUE.I'M HEARING FROM PATIENTSALL THE TIME EITHER THEY'RETOTALLY DEPRESSED BECAUSE OFTHIS AND NOT SURE WHERE THISIS HEADED, YOU KNOW, I SEE ITIN YOUNGER PATIENT POPULATION.Reporter: IN DELAWARE,HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGINGTEENS WHO VISITED REHOBOTH ANDOTHER AREAS FOR SENIOR WEEK TOGET TESTED FOR THE CORONAVIRUSAFTER SEVERAL TESTED POSITIVE

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