{"id":1528,"date":"2020-03-12T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T03:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illume-emag.com\/?p=1528"},"modified":"2020-03-12T10:00:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T03:00:58","slug":"prepare-stock-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/prepare-stock-coronavirus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare and stock up for the coronavirus pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shoppers are seen in the pharmacy section of a Kroger grocery store in Bloomington, Ind this week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stocking up on pain and fever relievers, prescription drugs, electrolytes and food are the most prudent ways to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic, health officials say.<\/p>\n

People should not panic, but if the potentially deadly illness \u2014 which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday \u2014 lands you in quarantine, it is well-advised to have a sensible supply of food, water and essentials.<\/p>\n

\u201cStore a two-week supply of water and food,\u201d the US Department of Homeland Security\u2019s emergencies and disaster prep site, ready.gov advises, and \u201ccheck your regular prescription drugs to ensure a continuous supply in your home.\u201d<\/p>\n

The site also recommends topping up nonprescription drugs such as pain relievers, stomach remedies, cough and cold medicines, fluids with electrolytes, and vitamins.<\/p>\n

In addition, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging people to identify household members who may be at greater risk for serious complications \u2014 such as the elderly or those with underlying health conditions \u2014 and pay particular care in monitoring them for symptoms of the infection.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of coronavirus \u2014 fever, cough, runny nose \u2014 are similar to those of the common cold or the flu.<\/p>\n

The health agency also recommends choosing a room in the home that can be used to separate household members who become sick from those who are healthy, in order to stop spread.<\/p>\n

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Many shoppers, like those pictured here in New Jersey, are rushing to stockpile products amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAvoid sharing personal items like food and drinks. Provide your sick household member with clean disposable facemasks to wear at home, if available, to help prevent spreading COVID-19 to others. Clean the sick room and bathroom, as needed, to avoid unnecessary contact with the sick person,\u201d the CDC advises.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, health officials are continuing to urge people to stay at home if they are sick, work from home if possible, and keep up everyday preventative actions.<\/p>\n

This includes always covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue, washing hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and sanitizing touched surfaces and objects daily using regular household detergent and water. If soap and water are not available, hand sanitizer that contains 60% alcohol can be used.<\/p>\n

The contagious virus, which first emerged in Wuhan, China, in December, was characterized as a pandemic by the WHO on Wednesday. A health situation reaches the pandemic level when there\u2019s \u201clarge-scale severe disease or deaths\u201d as well as \u201cuncontained global spread of the virus,\u201d according to WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.<\/p>\n

The illness has spread to at least 114 countries, infecting at least 124,000 people and killing at least 4,500 people as of Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

In the US, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases reached 1,000 Wednesday, with at least 32 people dead. A total of 212 cases have been reported in New York.<\/p>\n

The outbreak may be a serious public health concern but it is important to remember that most people who contract the virus do not become seriously ill.<\/p>\n

Source: New York Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stocking up on pain and fever relievers, prescription drugs, electrolytes and food are the most prudent ways to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic, health officials say. People should not panic, but if the potentially deadly illness \u2014 which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday \u2014 lands you in quarantine, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[765,761],"tags":[1087,1167,1165],"class_list":{"0":"post-1528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-moments","8":"category-celebrity-buzz","9":"tag-coronavirus","10":"tag-coronavirus-pandemic","11":"tag-stock-up-for-corona-pandemic"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}