Swine flu 'should be treated like any other illness'
Monday, July 27, 2009Imaginative explorers who have taken out a travel insurance policy should rest assured when it comes to worrying about swine flu.
This is according to travel insurance provider AA, who advised holidaymakers to treat the virus in the same way as they would any other illness.
"If a traveller is beginning to feel under the weather, as often happens, we would think it natural that they may continue to travel in the hope that their discomfort is temporary," said Chris Young, director of travel insurance at the company.
However, if someone is prevented from travelling due to illness such as swine flu or they choose not to travel as they have been diagnosed with a problem, then they should be able to make a claim on their holiday insurance policy, he explained.
Travellers will need a confirmed diagnosis from a medical professional and their travel insurance must have been taken out before the problem developed, he added.
Some airlines, such as Virgin Atlantic, will refuse to let people travel if they are displaying signs of the illness.
Thermal scanners have also been introduced to some airports, such as China and Thailand, to check people for fever.
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