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Her cousin has been in the hospital with the virus. first, they need to collect their ppe - first, they need to collect their ppe — personal protective equipment. when the crisis started, the central government took charge of sourcing ppe, but some local authorities say they couldnt do it quick enough. in madrid alone, hospitals need 200,000 masks every day. a couple of hours south of madrid is the source ——

Touch points throughout the travellersjourney. i want touch points throughout the travellers journey. i want to touch points throughout the travellersjourney. i want to ask about the middle c because there seems to be some debate about that. does actually make any difference? it is difficult to achieve the two metre distancing. for example, in economy, what were doing is ensuring that the neighbouring seat is free. all of our aircraft have air filters which basically filter 99% of airborne micro...

Seems pretty straightforward and simple when youve only got nine flights a day. how easy will it be to maintain when there are many more passengers and many more flights? and also, when you actually get on the plane, how safe will that be? this week, the international air transport association announced a series of measures the industry should be taking to keep passengers and crew safe. betty had, based in abu dhabi, is just and crew safe. betty had, based in abu dhabi, isjust one of and crew sa...

First, they need to collect their ppe — personal protective equipment. —— lucias cousin. when the crisis started, the central government took charge of sourcing ppe, but some local authorities say they couldnt do it quick enough. in madrid alone, hospitals need 200,000 masks every day. a couple of hours south of madrid is this small village. a group of people have volunteered to make ppe for lolis hospital. esperanca is one of them.

Dr. sanjay gupta shows us. >> things will feel a lot different the next time you go to the airport. first of all, less crowded, thats for sure. certain precautions are in place like plexiglass, the counter, telling people to keep their distance when theyre in line. most people are doing this but dont forget to put the boarding pass on your phone ahead of time. less surfaces to touch. >> let me see your i.d. card, please. >> yup. try and count how many surfaces you have touched throughout the who...

Crowded but as airports start to pick up you may want it allot extra time so you can walk to the concourse instead of ride. everyone is going to decide whether or not it makes sense to fly. it is these risk/reward propositions. one thing i will tell you is separating yourself out, obviously important, thats the distance, but think about the duration, shorter flights are obviously going to be better. also, they said the plane has been sterilized before we actually get on. using this electro stati...

Certainly at airports. youre looking at a live shot at chicagos ohare. were told from where we were at the lows a few weeks ago, passenger volumes have gone up, 300,000 traversing their ways through airports in the latest week. and thats up from 90,000 a little more than a few weeks prior. so there is progress there. we should let you know that if you are going to those airports, despite the fact you wont run into lines, you will run into waiting lines, maybe significant waiting times so you mig...

Nbcs gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight a memorial day weekend unlike any other. more beaches are open for the first time in months with strict social distancing requirements the cdc now down playing the risk of virus transmission through surfaces, but emphasizing the threat of person to person contact. >> a major transmission source is airborne. it takes you back to where a mask where a mask. >> reporter: the white house says the metro areas with the highest confirmed cases are washington d.c...

First, try and touch as few surfaces as possible. when i sit down, im actually going to try and choose a window seat. and the reason being that ill just have less contact with people who are walking by the aisle. go ahead and turn on whats called the gas spray here. turn it up as high as you can. thats going to cause turbulent air in front of you and break up any clouds of virus. these are small things. they may make a small difference, but its easy to do and its probably worth it. >> wow, fasci...

One of the big concerns is always going to be those sorts of train rides. right now things arent that crowded, but as airports start to pick up, you may want to allow extra time to walk to the concourse instead of ride. everyone is going to decide whether or not it makes sense to fly. its the sort of risk/reward proposition. one thing ill tell you is that separating yourselves out obviously important. thats the distance. but think about the duration. shorter flights are obviously going to be bet...