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Traveling soon? Here’s 5 products to help COVID-proof your plane ride

Whether you’re planning an essential trip or a quick getaway, one thing’s for certain: the traveling process has been forever changed because of the coronavirus. After nearly a year of sheltering in place, people are tending to their cabin fever with local staycations and quick vacays more and more. But, we have to ensure that we are keeping ourselves and others safe. Here are a few Amazon items you can grab to help combat the virus. 

 

Portable mask storage box – $5.99

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If you’ve ever experienced the fresh wave of horror that comes over you when you can’t find your mask, you’d appreciate this product. A great way to keep your mask at your fingertips is to keep them in a storage box.

The box is also waterproof, so your mask will stay protected from spills during those bumpy moments of turbulence during your ride. 

 

Sanitizing kit – $24.95

This little compact kit has everything you need to sanitize your plane seat in a way that even Naomi Campbell would appreciate.

It comes with 10 pairs of rubber gloves, KN95 masks, hand sanitizer gel packs, and a clear carrying bag perfect for quick TSA-approval.  

 

At-home COVID-19 Testing Kit 

Hospitals and mobile COVID-19 testing centers are overwhelmed as infection numbers continue to rise all over the world. Amazon has several options, but we found one at-home test that includes prepaid express return shipping back to the lab with guaranteed results within 24 to 72 hours of sample receipt.

This is a great option for doing your due diligence before and after traveling. 

 

Safety Face Shields

Although the CDC suggests that you should always opt to wear your mask while in public, face shields provide an added layer of protection when with various touchpoints while in the airport. 

These full-length face shields are transparent, waterproof PET, which

deflects droplets, saliva, and other liquids and sprays from making contact with your face.

This is especially important since researchers have suggested that COVID-19 may be transmitted through our eyes. 

The lightweight visors feature a wrap-around design so that the sides of your face are covered, and they won’t fog up, even with your mask.  

 

UV Smartphone Sanitizer and Universal Charger

UV light has been a key tool in deeply disinfecting surfaces since the pandemic began. Although they are widely utilized, these lamps should not be used to directly disinfect skin as the radiation can cause irritation, damage eyesight, however, they are effective for killing 99.99% of bacteria and germs.

The FDA reported that UV-C radiation can potentially inactivate the virus that causes Covid-19, but the effective duration of exposure and dose is still unknown.

If you’d like to wipe out germs while traveling, a UV smartphone sanitizer can disinfect things you come into contact with daily, like your smartphone, keys, headphones, credit cards, and any other items that can fit inside the 360-degree UV-C sanitizing compartment.

According to the description, the interior measures 3.74 inches long by 6.8 inches wide by .78 inches deep, so it fits most phones. 

Also, for convenience it has two charging ports (one USB and one USB-C), so you can clean your screen and make sure your battery has enough juice at the same time.

 

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