Stocking up on medical supplies and food could be helpful if the new coronavirus spreads in your community and you want to avoid store lines where you could be at risk of infection from others. Max Posner/NPR hide caption toggle caption Max Posner/NPR Goats and Soda A Guide: How To Prepare Your Home For Coronavirus February 26, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week urged the American public "to prepare in the expectation that this could be bad." Here are some of the steps you might consider.