Stop putting your phone, wallet, and keys into the bins at airports. Here's what the TSA is now telling passengers to do when traveling during the coronavirus outbreak.
- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is advising travelers to take extra precautions during screenings at airports as the coronavirus spreads across the United States.
- The TSA is encouraging travelers to wash their hands before and after the screening procedures.
- It's also telling passengers not to place items like phones and wallets in bins, and instead put them in personal carry-on luggage.
- Liquid hand sanitizer, as well as individually-packaged and "jumbo" packages of wipes, are allowed in carry-on and checked luggage, the TSA said.
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The coronavirus is continuing to spread across the United States and the World Health Organization just declared it a pandemic.
But people are still traveling, so if you're flying soon in the US, here are some tips and reminders from the TSA about what to do - and what not to do - during screening procedures, as well as what you can bring through security.