Coronavirus FAQ: I See People Wearing Disposable Coveralls On Planes. Good Idea?

Air passengers wearing practically full-body coveralls at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in India.

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Each week, we answer “frequently asked questions” about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you’d like us to consider for a future post, email us at [email protected] with the subject line: “Weekly Coronavirus Questions.”

OK, so I’d planned a flight to visit my grandkids last week because with cold weather and the flu season looming in the U.S., it seemed like late summer/early fall might be a good window of opportunity to travel.

I was nervous. Airports! Airplanes! Droplets! Aerosolized particles!