Tips for staying in campgrounds, hotels, and rentals in the time of COVID-19
Planning to hit the road and bunking at a hotel or Airbnb while you travel? You'll want to take certain precautions. (Daniel von Appen/Unsplash/)Elizabeth Marder is an instructor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at the University of California, Davis. Paloma Beamer is an associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Arizona. This story originally featured on The Conversation.After nearly three months of quarantine, millions of Americans are ready to travel—an overnight trip, a weekend getaway, a summer sojourn. With states reopening, that’s now possible, with a caveat. Before coronavirus, few people likely thought twice about staying in a hotel room, rental home or cabin in the woods. But now, we have to factor in the potential for coronavirus exposure. Even if you’re OK with the travel risks taking you to your destination—plane, train, or automobile—what about the risks of the destination spot itself?We are both exposure...