Coronavirus Precautions & Supplies List

These habits and precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection are helpful for preventing the cold and the flu virus:

• Avoid close contact with anyone who is sick
• Avoid touching your mouth, nose, and eyes
• Stay at home if you are sick
• Cover your cough and sneeze using a tissue
• Throw away any used tissues in the trash
• Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, especially before eating, after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose, and after using the restroom.
• When soap and water are not available, alcohol-based hand sanitizers are a great option
• Clean and disinfect any objects and surfaces touched with a cleaning wipe or spray
• Face masks should be worn by people who show symptoms to prevent the spread of the disease, however, they are not recommended to people who are well.
• Minimize handshaking – use fist bump, elbow bump, slight bow, etc.
• Use knuckles to touch public light switches, elevator buttons
• Gas stations – use glove or paper towel to lift gasoline dispenser
• Open doors with close fist or hips – especially public doors
• Use disinfectant wipes with grocery carts
• Wash hands with soap and water when returning home from any activity
• Keep a bottle of hand sanitizer available at home entrance and in car
• Consider cutting back on public events and outings, events where folks come in from the outside, and larger events where there is a higher risk of infection.
• When in doubt, avoid large crowds and large public events

Consider the following things when putting together your emergency food supplies:

• Store at least a two weeks supply of non-perishable food
• Choose foods your family will eat
• Remember any special dietary needs
• Avoid foods that will make you thirsty

The following items are suggested when selecting emergency food supplies. You may already have many of these on hand.

• Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits, vegetables and a can opener
• Protein or fruit bars
• Dry cereal or granola
• Dried fruit
• Canned juices
• Non-perishable pasteurized milk
• High energy foods
• Comfort/stress foods

Also please have at least 3 weeks of medication on hand and check your supply of over the counter medications (Tylenol, cold and flu). Please make sure you have a working thermometer. We also recommend that you boost your immune system with healthy foods and vitamins. We recommend Emergen-C or a similar product with vitamin C that helps your immune system.