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Memorial Day weekend travel numbers, safety tips

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Memorial Day weekend travel numbers, safety tips
Memorial Day weekend travel numbers, safety tips

Travel is expected to look a bit different over Memorial Day weekend this year because of a long list of changes caused by the coronavirus.

DELANCEY IS LIVE NEAR THE STRIPWITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TOKNOW - - BEFORE YOU HIT THEROAD.SEAN?NINA - THIS YEAR IS SO STRANGETHAT TRIPLE-A DOESN'T REALLYKNOW WHAT TO EXPECT - ABOUT HOWCROWDED INTERSTATES LIKE I-15HERE WILL REALLY BE.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN TWODECADES THAT TRIPLE-A DIDN'TRELEASE A MEMORIALDAY TRAVEL FORCAST.TRIPLE-A NEVADA SPOKESMANSERGIO AVILA SAYS THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC UNDERMINEDALL OF THEIR DATA - - SO THEYJUST DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CARSWILL GO OUT - - AND WHEN.WHAT TRIPLE-A DOES EXPECT -IS A LOT OF DOMESTIC TRAVELWITH PEOPLE DRIVING - INSTEADOF FLYING.AVILA SAYS YOU WILL NEED TO PUTTOGETHER A GAMEPLAN BEFOREDRIVING THOGH - - TO AVOIDISSUES WITH OTHER STATE'S SHUT-DOWN ORDERS."MAKE SURE THAT THAT YOU'REGOOD TO GO AND YOU KNOW WHATRESTRICTIONS MIGHT BE IN PLACEYOU OBVIOUSLY DO NOT TAKE EXTRAFOOD WITH YOU TAKE EXTRA WATERIF YOU HAVE MEDICATION IT MAYBE IMPORTANT TO TAKE EXTRAMEDICATION WITH YOU IN CASE YOUHAPPEN TO BE STUCK SOMEWHERE"HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LIKEDOCTOR JONATHAN BAKTARI SAYTRAVEL CAN BE RISKY WITH THISVIRUS AROUND.YOU CAN MINIMIZE YOUR RISK - BYWASHING OR SANITIZING YOURHANDS AFTER EVERY STOP - - AND- IF YOU'RE WEARING GLOVES -TAKING THEM OFF WITHOUTCONTAMINATING YOUR HANDS.YOU SHOULD ALSO KEEP A DISTANCEBETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHERS - -AND AVOID TOUCHING YOUR FACE.YOU SHOULD ALSO DO YOUR BESTTO AVOID TOUCHING ANY SURFACE -THAT OTHER PEOPLE COMMONLYTOUCH.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.THIS MORNING..SIN CITY..

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