In coronavirus pandemic, do your part by staying healthy. Here's what doctors recommend

Americans can avoid burdening an already stressed healthcare system by staying healthy, and experts said some simple practices help during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

FILE PHOTO - Staff at the Vi at La Jolla Village senior complex gather to get their quarantined residents out on their balconies for some fun and exercise during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in San Diego, California, U.S., April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

“When I wake up, it’s, hey, what are the short list of things I need to keep an eye on? How much sleep did I get? What am I planning on eating?,” said psychologist Dr Kevin Gilliland in Dallas. Watch comforting movies, video-chat with family, and go outside where possible. Experts recommended acknowledging anxious thoughts, rather than repressing them, but then moving on quickly.

“Exercise, meditate, eat healthy, sleep and stay hydrated. These are things that we can control,” she said.

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