.CDCgov urges at-risk Americans to ‘take action’ by stocking up on food and medicine for coronavirus abbyhaglage
The coronavirus is continuing to spread worldwide, with more than 111,000 cases and 3,800 deaths as of Monday, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. In the U.S., officials continue to urge Americans not to panic, citing the infection’s low mortality rate as well as lack of community spread in most regions.
Messonnier stressed, however — as others doctors have — that the CDC does not expect most people to develop serious illness. The mortality rate of coronavirus in China, where it originated, has hovered above 3 percent. But experts in the U.S. and Europe predict that the mortality rate in other countries will remain far below 1 percent, meaning that the vast majority of those with the infection will make a full recovery.
Make sure you have medicine on handThe first of the CDC’s recommendations is to stock up on medicine in the event pharmacies are temporarily unavailable. “Make sure you have supplies on hand, like routine medications for blood pressure and diabetes and over-the-counter medicines,” Messonnier said Monday. “[And] medical supplies to treat fever and other symptoms.
Avoid close contact with people who are sickOne of the simplest things that Messonnier recommends for those most at risk is to steer clear of those showing obvious symptoms of a cold or other illness. “[Avoid] close contact with people who are sick,” she said. “[Clean] your hands often and to the extent possible, avoid touching high-touch surfaces in public places.
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