So it's a night before my flight to Arizona and I'm actually a little bit more nervous

and anxious than I thought.

My partner and I are planning to fly from New York to San Francisco and it's really scary.

You just heard from the executive producer of our podcast Megan Marcus and one of our producers,

Zoe Saunders.

They flew out from two different New York City airports last weekend to visit family.

And we asked them to record themselves on their phones so we could follow along.

You're going to hear from them throughout this episode.

The reason being is that flying can be risky these days.

So in this episode, I've decided to tell you what to expect when you do fly and how you

can best stay safe.

To adhere to CDC recommendations, American Airlines is now requesting all passengers

wear facial coverings for the duration of the flight.

Thank you for your attention.

Enjoy your flight.

I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent.

And this is coronavirus, fact versus fiction.

Now for starters, I don't recommend traveling unless it's essential.

But what's considered essential is different for each one of us.

All over the world, flights have dropped off by around 95%.

But for the first time in weeks, Americans are now booking more flights than they are

canceling.

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