Good that you are still feeling well and taking care of yourself.
I thought about this a couple weeks ago when I was debating whether to cancel taking an airline flight, if you are going to end up catching this thing anyway, you’re probably better off getting it early. If for any reason you need medications or even a hospital stay, you’re much more likely to be well seen after than if you ended up coming down with it much later after the real SHTF. So I would never intentionally try to get infected, but I decided that it’s silly to change your life and travel plans now over it either.
Now this is only a single anecdotal data point, but the Southwest Airlines flight from Spokane to San Jose yesterday afternoon was only 45% full. That flight is normally 100% packed. The last time I took it was probably 6 months ago and I take it 2 or 3 times each year. It was shocking to see it so empty. I asked the nice flight attendant for a beer with the pretzels; she didn't charge me. As we were beginning our descent into the San Jose, I asked her for the bill. She tapped my shoulder and said "Don't worry about it" which was a nice surprise. Maybe they are trying to keep people flying with free alcohol. Free alcohol in the can is probably more effective than free alcohol wipes at keeping people coming back.
I would avoid LONG airline travel as compared to a huge cruise ship where you have plenty of outdoor space with fresh ocean air and sunshine.
Airline air-purification - at any rate, on Delta and other major American airlines - is now so good that the air you breathe is fine. Didn’t used to be this way...until a few years ago, every time I came back from Europe, where I go fairly often, I’d get a cold.
The “common cold” virus is actually a corona virus.
But that hasn’t happened for years, and I actually feel fresher getting off the plane than when I boarded!
They say the big thing, if you’re worried, is to wipe down surfaces (tray tables, arm rests, etc.) with a disinfectant wipe and, as usual, to wash your hands, use hand sanitizer, not to touch the lavatory door or faucet handles after having washed your hands, etc. But that’s good advice for anytime, and I’ve been doing it for years.
One of my daughters is a cop and was a paramedic, and she’s extremely germ-phobic...and she’s not worried and is laughing at the hysteria. Just take regular precautions and be normal.
I was actually thinking this would be a good time to buy a cruise, because prices are way low!
I too wouldn’t try to get infected, but I do think that anybody who gets it now is lucky, relative to those who get it in 3 months. After 9 months I expect we’ll have treatments that are effective.
Airline travel scares me more than cruise ship travel. For simple reason you are breathing in re-circulated air all the time, while on a ship there are plenty of outdoor amenities and spaces. If you buy a balcony cabin, even more fresh air!