Hey everyone, so I'm at Ronald Reagan, Washington National Airport and I'm waiting to board my third flight of the week.

I travel a lot. I know many of you do as well and as more vacations are planned, more travel is planned, the big question is,

how is this going to affect the way that we travel? Should it affect the way that we travel?

So fast in your seat belts and put away your tray table, I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent and this is coronavirus, fact versus fiction.

We've been getting a ton of emails asking about travel plans. I know this is a busy travel season with spring break coming up, so today I want to answer some of your questions about air travel.

First question, should I cancel my trip? I was at the airport yesterday and I spoke with a pilot about this. He didn't want us to use his name or his airline, but I asked him,

is there any reason why travelers should cancel their vacation plans within the United States?

Unless you had better plans. If you want to go on vacation somewhere or go to some warmer weather.

How many are you getting more questions about coronavirus lately?

In the domestic realm, I personally don't, but some of my friends, colleagues that fly internationally. They have their own worries because they have been traveling to some of these destinations that are on the brink of being quarantined, so they're worried about getting stuck into those countries or possibly bringing it home.

So it depends on where you're going. At the moment, there are no restrictions on domestic travel within the United States.

If you're going on an international trip, the first thing you should do is check the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They have a travel advisory website where they post travel notices for different countries.

So this is something that's really evaluated in real time. I mean, you can't make a decision now that you're going to project what's going to be, you're just based on the data.

That's Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Different alert levels mean different levels of risk.

Level 3 is the highest risk. For these countries, the CDC recommends avoiding all non-essential travel.

Level 2 means that older adults or those with chronic medical conditions should consider postponing their trips.

Level 1 means just be careful as usual.

Now, if you are thinking about changing your travel plans, check with your airline first. Some are waving their fees for rescheduling or cancellation. Some are also suspending certain international flights. So do check with your airline for the latest updates.

Question 2. If I do plan to travel, how should I protect myself on the trip? Well, for this question, I turn to Dr. Henry Wu from Emory University School of Medicine.

Dr. Wu runs the travel well program at Emory that advises travelers on safest and healthiest practices.

Travelers can take a number of steps to help reduce the chance of infections. This includes regularly washing your hands, avoiding touching your face, avoiding travel while you are sick.

I do encourage all travelers to get the flu shot. If they have not yet, the flu remains a very common cause of illness during travel. Furthermore, the symptoms of flu do resemble the symptoms of COVID-19.

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