State health officials are preparing for the possibility of
the coronavirus making its way into the state.
While there have been no cases in the state and a limited
number in the country, On Tuesday, officials with the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) said it’s not a matter of if this illness spreads throughout
parts of the U.S., but when, and how many people will be affected.
Clinics, hospitals, and other medical provider’s offices are
being told to start talking about what you are going to do if people start
showing up there is an outbreak in Kentucky.
You can take precautions at home, making sure you are up to
date on vaccines and flu shots, washing your hands for at least 20 seconds with
soap and water and using sanitizer with it, not as a handwashing replacement.