FOR THE DOW, AND FOR THE WEEK

THEY LOST MORE THAN 3400

POINTS.

AND WHILE THERE IS NOT PANIC

ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS, THERE

ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PREPARE,

THAT INCLUDES PREPARING FOR A

POTENTIAL QUARANTINE IF THE

VIRUS WERE TO SPREAD TO THIS

REGION.

BRENDA WATERS JOINS US WITH THE

ITEMS PEOPLE ARE BUYING NOW,

JUST IN CASE.

Reporter: OFF THE TOP I WANT

TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THERE ARE

NO CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN

THIS AREA.

NOR ARE THERE MASS QUARANTINES,

BUT, SHOULD THIS HAPPEN, WE ALL

NEED TO BE READY.

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

PANIC AND PREPAREDNESS, A

DOCTOR THAT SPECIALIZES IN

INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND PANDEMIC

. THIS PREPAREDNESS GIVES THESE

RECOMMENDATIONS.

MAKE SURE TO HAVE ENOUGH

NONPERISHABLE FOOD ON HAND,

THINGS LIKE CANNED FOODS,

SOUPS, VEGETABLES, GRAINS AND

PASTA.

THERE'S A LIST OF THINGS YOU

NEED IN YOUR HOME, THINGS THAT

WILL LAST FOR AT LEAST TWO

WEEKS.

ITEMS LIKE ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP

AND WIPES, TOILET PAPER,

TISSUES, LAUNDRY AND DISH

DETERGENTS, HEAD TO THE

PHARMACY TO GET PRESCRIPTIONS

FILLED AND I OVER THE POWDER

COUNTER PAIN MEDICATIONS AND

COLD MEDICATIONS.

MOST CASES WILL BE MILD,

LIKE THE COMMON COLD.

YOU WILL NEED ONE GALLON OF

WATER PER PERSON PER DAY, YOU

CAN ALSO BUY HYDRATING DRINKS

LIKE GATORADE AND YOU MAY ALSO

HAVE TO DEVELOP NEW ROUTINES

LIKE BANKING, SHOPPING, WORKING

AND EDUCATING YOUR CHILDREN

ONLINE.

THERE WILL BE SOME HICCUPS

WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TO TRANSITION

TO BEING COMPLETELY ONLINE IF

THEY ARE QUARANTINED.

FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MAY HAVE TO

TELECOMMUTE TO WORK, AND EVEN

SCHOOLS MAY DO INSTRUCTION OVER

ONLINE USING SKYPE.

IF YOU HAVE LITTLE ONES AT

HOME MAKE SURE TO STOCK UP WITH

BABY BOTTLES, FORMULA, BABY

FOOD AND DIAPERS.

AND DON'T FORGET THE PET FOOD,

AND CAT LITTER.

IN THE MEANTIME, USE COMMON