The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called upon all travelers to don protective face masks to show they wear to care in the "new normal" of traveling. As countries transition from lockdowns to reopening their borders, the wearing of face masks helps signal the return of safer travels, while providing personal protection for users, as well as those around them.

The advice from WTTC in favor of mandatory mask wearing comes from evidence that countries that are recovering faster and avoiding second COVID-19 spikes are those where the use of face masks have been widely enforced and encouraged.

Following medical guidance from theHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, WTTC advises the wearing of masks on all forms of transport throughout the entire traveler journey, as well as when visiting any interior venue or those with restricted movement which results in close personal contact of two meters or less. WTTC has asked governments around the globe to enforce the wearing of face masks, as well as enlisting the support of the private sector to remind customers of their obligations to protect their health and that of fellow travelers.

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Travelers around the world are being encouraged to join in the WTTC social media campaign, which is launching with the hashtag #wear2care.

The new recommendations follow in the wake of WTTC recently issuing its new guidelines for Safe & Seamless Travel including testing and tracing to ensure people can enjoy Safe Travels in the "new normal."

Ramon Snchez, principal investigator and research associate at Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said in a press announcement, Wearing face masks has been proven to provide the highest level of protection against transmission at 82 percent. Constant hand hygiene and surface cleaning, which kills more than 90 percent of viruses that are found on surfaces, also prevents the virus from reaching the face from the hands.

The public should keep a two-meter (six-foot) distance whenever they can; however, if that simply isnt possible, people should increase the ventilation around them. Inside buildings this can be done by opening doors and windows which decreases the viral concentration by more than 70 percent.

Mechanical ventilation, such as air conditioning decreases it by 80 percent, while going outdoors proves more effective by decreasing the viral concentration between 90 percent and 95 percent.

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