There are basically two things you can do to help prevent Coronavirus: Take physical precautions to avoid contamination and make your internal environment as hostile as possible to any virus. Here’s how most of us can help boost our immune systems:

Get plenty of rest.

Get enough vitamin C.

Eat more food with garlic, onions, rosemary, thyme, and oregano, which all have mild antiviral actions.

Keep traditional remedies on hand to increase your barrier to illness if people near you have coronavirus or you need to care for somebody with the virus.

Yes, wash your hands and avoid touching your face. Also wash other items you touch frequently (your phone, door knobs, etc.). 1 part Clorox to 10 parts water is an effective disinfectant you can make at home, if needed.

If you have symptoms, self-isolate and seek medical treatment only if you begin to have difficulty breathing. Note: key symptoms are fever plus dry cough (a runny nose is not a symptom).

Try to stay calm, 80% of those infected do not need medical attention to recover. Just being an active alert member of the team effort to keep the virus from spreading will help keep the numbers down and prevent the most vulnerable in our communities from serious harm.