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Last Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2020
This article focuses primarily on how the coronavirus is taken into consideration in international travel insurance plans such as travel medical insurance, visitors insurance, and travel insurance for persons traveling internationally to the U.S. and other countries. There are some situations where coverage is available, and others where it is excluded. If you’re traveling or considering travel now, you need to be aware of how it could affect your plans.
There is a major outbreak currently called the coronavirus. It was first identified in Wuhan in Hubei Province of China, as of late December 2019. This specific strain is called COVID-19. The coronavirus is zoonotic, meaning that it can be transmitted between animals and people. The SARS-CoV was first transmitted from civet cats to humans, and the MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization made the assessment to characterize COVID-19 as a pandemic.
The coronavirus is a respiratory illness that spreads through person-to-person contact or through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The illness may present itself with flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, and shortness of breath. It can take anywhere from two days to two weeks for the symptoms to appear after a person has been infected with the virus. However, in many people, there are no symptoms.
Reported cases of coronavirus have ranged in severity from mild symptoms to severe illness and death. Since the outbreak began, the virus has spread causing major outbreaks worldwide. The number of confirmed cases continues to climb globally.
There is currently no specific medication or vaccination recommended to prevent or treat COVID-19. People who think they may have contracted the illness should contact their health care provider immediately.
There is currently no vaccination or treatment available for this strain of coronavirus. However, as per the CDC recommendations, taking the following measures may help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, including:
Only wear a mask if you are ill with coronavirus symptoms or caring for someone demonstrating coronavirus symptoms. As these disposable face masks can only be worn once, wearing them as a preventative measure is a waste of medical resources. There is currently a worldwide shortage of disposable face masks, and the World Health Organization urges rational use of medical masks to conserve resources for patients and health care professionals.
The virus that causes COVID-19 affects people of all ages. However, it appears that two groups of people have a higher risk of developing severe symptoms: older people (people over 60 years old), and those with underlying medical conditions (like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer). The World Health Organization offers the following advice for those two groups, as well as to everyone—even if you aren’t in one of the high-risk groups, you might pass the disease to someone who is.
The coronavirus outbreak is a rapidly changing situation. Many world leaders and national and international organizations have announced that they are implementing precautionary and cautionary measures to contain the virus and protect citizens around the world. Some of these measures include:
The CDC has released a packet of information specifically for people who have recently returned from a country facing a coronavirus outbreak. Those who have returned from countries or regions with quarantine orders, such as the Hubei province in China, are being monitored by public health officials at their destination. Those not under quarantine are urged to take the following steps:
If you have a fever (a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit), a cough, trouble breathing, or any other coronavirus symptoms, follow these steps:
Many travelers have questioned whether they have coverage related to the coronavirus in their international travel medical insurance or travel insurance plans. Regarding travel insurance, coverage depends on factors like the specific insurance plan’s exclusions and the destination. Most international insurance plans have an exclusion for coverage related to epidemics or pandemics if a travel warning for the destination (host) country has been issued. Coverage is available in some situations.
Coronavirus Coverage in Travel Medical Insurance
Like travel medical insurance and visitors medical insurance, travel insurance is available for many different travel arrangements. Specific coverages may or may not be available depending on your unique situation. Many people purchase travel insurance with trip cancellation insurance to prevent the loss of their prepaid, non-refundable trip costs in case they need to cancel their trip due to the covered reasons. However, if you have not already purchased this coverage, it is too late to purchase it now because the coronavirus is already a known problem.
The best option is to purchase Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) Travel Insurance in case you have an upcoming trip and you may need to cancel the trip. Please note that there are specific requirements such as: You must purchase such travel insurance within a certain duration after the initial trip deposit, you must insure your full trip cost, and you must generally cancel your trip at least 48 hours in advance. You would get up to 75% of your trip cost back.
However, if you already know that you want to or need to cancel your trip and you want to buy the cancel for any reason travel insurance now, it is not going to work because CFAR travel insurance must be purchased within 10-21 days after your initial trip deposit (specific duration is plan dependent).
International insurance may or may not be of help in some potential high-risk scenarios, but you can try to help ensure that other people are not exposed. The following are three higher-risk scenarios for a person that could be in contact with someone that has recently visited a country with a Level 3 Travel Health Notices, or a person that has recently returned to the United States from one of these countries.
Scenario 1: Say that you’re in the United States and you haven’t been to a Level 3 country since the outbreak of the virus, but you live or congregate in an area with a high concentration of people that could have recently traveled back from one of these countries.
If you start feeling sick, we recommend that you take the precautions listed above. We especially recommend staying home and taking time to recover until you feel better. If symptoms persist, schedule a doctor’s appointment.
Scenario 2: Say that you’re in the United States and you haven’t been to a Level 3 country since the outbreak of the virus, but you’ve had contact with family or friends who have recently returned from one of them.
If you start feeling sick, we still recommend that you take the precautions listed above. We especially recommend staying home and taking time to recover until you feel better. Make contact with your family or friends who have recently returned (by phone or email, if possible), and ask if they have also been feeling sick. If they have, and if your symptoms persist, schedule a doctor’s appointment. When scheduling an appointment, be sure to explain that you have been in contact with someone that recently returned from a country with a Level 3 Travel Health Notice in effect and would like to take the necessary cautions to limit exposing yourself to other people unnecessarily if you can.
Scenario 3: Say that you have visited a Level 3 country since the outbreak of the virus and recently returned to the United States. If you start feeling sick, schedule a doctor’s appointment as soon as possible.
We recommend calling the doctor’s office to inform them of your situation in advance. Explain that you’ve recently returned from a country with a Level 3 Travel Health Notice in effect and are concerned about potential exposure to COVID-19. Ask the office how they would like to handle your situation. It would be better for them to be able to take precautions to limit your contact with staff and other patients. In the meantime, take the precautions listed above, and try to stay home and limit your contact with others as much as possible.
Planning for trips involves more than just booking airfare, hotel accommodations, and making sure you’ve packed the right clothing. Life is unpredictable in so many ways; you don’t know what will happen or when disaster can strike. For any trips away from home, make sure that you select the best travel insurance for your journey. You should also reference our Coronavirus and Travel Insurance FAQ for more information. If you have any questions, please contact our office for assistance – we are waiting to help you any way we can.
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