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¡¡¡¡Is it safe to get together for the holidays? As Thanksgiving approaches, many people are having those discussions, and many are desperate to not only see family, but to travel.Zane Kerby, President and CEO of the American Society of Travel Advisors said, ¡°People are itching to get out there.¡±The nonprofit organization represents 15,000 travel advisers across the U.S. They often poll consumers and recently learned that people are craving a change of scenery.¡°People have said, 'You know what? I want to go five, six, seven hours away,'¡± Kerby said. ¡°They want to do that aspirational trip that they¡¯ve been thinking about before the pandemic and now they really want to do it.¡±And they're talking about Thanksgiving and wondering whether they should drive or fly.¡°We asked people point blank what are you going to do for Thanksgiving?¡± Kerby said. ¡°We¡¯re encouraged, only 15% who normally travel said they weren¡¯t sure they were going to fly this year. Kerby said that there is pent up demand for travel, and there is optimism in the industry.But, if you're talking about getting together, doctors stress that you do so safely.¡°All of these decisions are weighing risks and benefits and I wish I had a crystal ball,¡± said Dr. Beth Thielen, an assistant professor of pediatrics at The University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Thielen also is an infectious disease doctor. ¡°I wish I could tell you what¡¯s going to happen but I can¡¯t, but I can tell you riskier things and safer things and appreciate that even the most precautions don¡¯t eliminate your risk either.¡±¡°I think identifying if you or someone you¡¯re hoping to gather with has those underlying conditions, that you maybe need to be extra cautious about preventing exposures,¡± she added.Of course, everyone wants to get together and realizes the importance of family.Dr. Thielen advises to limit the number of people, assess your own risk and that of those whom you're considering visiting. She recommends thinking about limiting your exposure to other people in the weeks before you travel.¡°All of these infections have an incubation period,¡± Thielen said. ¡°You¡¯re exposed to somebody with the infection taking root but not manifesting itself or detectable by testing for COVID. It¡¯s a few days a week or so before that exposure happens.¡±We're learning a lot about COVID-19. We know outside is better. Masks are important. And we now know it affects people differently.Kerby said if you're considering flying, know that the industry is taking extreme precautions for travelers.¡°Between the HEPA filters they use on planes, electrostatic and defogging they're doing after every flight, the air on an airplane is probably better than the air in your home,¡± Kerby said.While there is a lot of discussion to be had about the holidays and travel, if you can do it safely, everyone wins. 2853
¡¡¡¡It happens countless times on roads across America: a vehicle gets a flat tire, usually just a temporary inconvenience.But on one road near Redding, California, when a tire failed last month on a trailer and its rim scraped the asphalt, the result proved to be catastrophic for an entire region.The sparks that shot out July 23 from that minor incident, California fire officials said, ignited what is now the sixth-most destructive wildfire in state history.The Carr Fire blazed a fiery path along Highway 299, lighting up mile after mile of dry brush as it crept up on residential areas. 597
¡¡¡¡IOWA CITY, Iowa ¡ª A young child died due to complications from coronavirus in June, the first confirmed death of a minor in Iowa during the pandemic, the state health department belatedly announced Sunday evening.The Iowa Department of Public Health said the state medical examiner¡¯s office concluded its case investigation Aug. 6 into the death of the child, who was under the age of 5. But the death wasn¡¯t reported in the state¡¯s statistics until Saturday, more than two weeks later.¡°The child¡¯s death was publicly reported this weekend after ensuring the individual¡¯s identity would remain protected and notifying the family,¡± the department said in a statement. ¡°We have made every effort to protect the identity of this child, while the family grieves this devastating loss. Again, we send our sincerest condolences.¡±The department says the medical examiner performed a full range of testing to determine the cause of death and the child¡¯s health history was taken into account.¡°Ultimately, COVID-19 was deemed the cause of death,¡± the statement said.The confirmation of the state¡¯s first child death comes one day before dozens of school districts are prepared to begin the school year on Monday ¡ª a development that has many educators and parents already on edge.Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered schools to reopen for at least 50 percent in-person instruction, despite a pandemic that has already killed 1,036 people and seen infections soar in recent days. 1475
¡¡¡¡INDIANAPOLIS -- A fill-up at an Indianapolis gas station turned out to cost an Indiana man more than 0 after the fuel was contaminated with water.Steve Schwartz usually heads out with a full gas tank. But one day, he noticed he was running on empty. So he pulled over to the Citgo in Indianapolis. With more than 16 gallons of fuel, he was good -- for about a mile. "After I put the gas in the car, all the lights on the dash went on and the car started to shutter," Schwartz said. He took his 2005 Lexus to be checked out. A techncian took a gasoline sample and noted "mostly water found inside the gas tank. Drained out bad fuel."The .50 he first spent at the gas pump led to a repair bill of 0. "I went to the owner several times and admitted there was a gas contamination problem and he told me would make an insurance claim and have them contact me the following day."But the call from the insurance company never came. RTV6 reached out to the owner of MH Oil Inc., and a check for the full reimbursement was issued.If something like this happens to you, report the problem to the state's Weights and Measures Division. 1176
¡¡¡¡In post-Brexit Britain, trips to the European Union will get a little more expensive for millions of Brits in search of a continental break.The European Commission confirmed on Friday that UK travelers will be required fill out an online form and cough up €7 (.90) for visa-free travel, which will be valid for three years.Natasha Bertaud, a spokeswoman for the commission's President Jean-Claude Juncker, likened the "simple form" to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) scheme used by the United States -- which requires travelers to pay to apply for permission to enter the country.She also pointed out that the EU's version, called ETIAS, will be "way cheaper."But this all comes with a major caveat. If the UK crashes out of the EU with no agreement in place, Brits will be required to get a visa to travel to the EU, a commission spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday.ETIAS, which is expected to come into force in 2021, will apply to countries outside the EU whose citizens can currently travel in Europe visa free. There are currently 61 such countries, including the United States, Israel and Singapore.It will cover the so-called Schengen group of 26 European countries that share largely open land borders.The electronic visa waiver system was conceived to "identify any security or irregular migratory risks posed by visa-exempt visitors traveling to the Schengen area while at the same time facilitate crossing frontiers for the vast majority of travelers who do not pose such risks,"?according to the commission. 1554