During the stay-at-home policy, citizens need to secure a number of necessary tools and supplies as they continue to fight against COVID-19 inside their homes. While it is quite stressful to go outside because of the fear of acquiring the coronavirus, it is even frustrating to discover that after going out to buy supplies, you still forgot some things. You can actually make a list of things to buy, so you won’t end up missing something. 

To give you a hand in knowing what tools and supplies to buy during this pandemic, we prepared a general list of supplies that you might need. But before that, here are some general guidelines that you must adhere to:

General Guidelines Against the Pandemic

The plea of the government for citizens to stay at home is a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Your number one responsibility as an individual is to become aware of whether you feel sick or you have the symptoms of the virus. If you don’t know, read a guide of COVID-19 symptoms and educate yourself. 

What if you have the symptoms? What if you don’t have symptoms but you have a travel history or an encounter with an infected person? Here are some novel coronavirus 2019 guidelines: 

●     First and most important: Stay at home. Do not consider going out unless you are going to run an important errand.

●     When going outside, always wear a cloth face mask (let the surgical mask Canada supplies and N95 masks be used by the frontliners). Keep a distance of approximately 6 feet from others. Avoid groups.Check out this guide to see which kinds of masks are the most effective.

●     When sneezing or coughing, observe the coughing etiquette. Cover your mouth with a paper towel or your elbow.

●     Make it a habit to wash your hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds. Then, disinfect with an alcohol of 70% solution or a BeCleanse sanitizer.

●     Clean and disinfect your home as well, especially the high-touch surfaces.

●     If you have COVID-19 symptoms, you must immediately report to the nearest hospital.

●     If you had an encounter with a COVID-19 patient or if you have a travel history, you need to undergo a strict 14-day quarantine in a room in your house.

Food and Other Supplies

Food Supplies Good for 2 weeks

When you line up for the grocery store or market, be sure to purchase goods that you can prepare for at least 2 weeks. This will prevent you from going out often. But remember, do not hoard food supplies. Other people are also looking to buy food. You won’t help others by depriving them of what they need too.

First Aid Kit / Medical Supplies

If one of the members needs medicines for maintenance, then you must buy in a quantity that they need. You may also want to store some general medications that you should take yourself or give to another for first aid. Don’t forget to buy a thermometer to include in your first aid kit.

Alcohol / Sanitizers Enough for the Family

During this pandemic, cleaning alone will not protect you from the virus, disinfecting alone won’t, as well. After washing your hands, it is necessary to disinfect. So, when going to the grocery store, make sure to purchase enough alcohol or sanitizers for the family.

Tools

Tools do not necessarily mean handy ones, they can also mean home tools such as kitchenware, housekeeping tools, work from home tools, etc. These will help you be productive and functional at home so that there will be no need to go outside to find them.

Kitchenware

There are a lot of things that can keep you busy inside the home. One of which is cooking. However, if you don’t have the right kitchen tools, you won’t be able to do it. Feel free to buy yourself baking tools, steamers, a new set of utensils, and other kitchen essentials. Today, it is important to prepare healthy food in order to keep the body strong and resistant to any disease.

Housekeeping tools

Housekeeping tools include cleaning and disinfecting tools. Soaps, detergents, sponges, mops, dust rags or wet rags, germicides, etc. To keep the virus from entering your homes, you need to drive it away, including the bacteria and germs by cleaning and disinfecting.

Tumblers / Water Bottles / Pitchers

Tumblers, water bottles, and pitchers are essential for the family especially for the work from home employees. In this season, everyone needs to be hydrated. Apart from water, you need to eat healthy food and take healthy drinks. Tumblers will help you hold these liquids.

Electric Water Heater

For your morning routine, you need an electric water heater. It will help you make instant hot coffee, hot chocolate, hot milk, hot everything. The healthy benefits of hot or warm water will convince you that you need a heater. If you don’t have a water heater in the bathroom, you can also use this water for a bath.

Working Desk / Table

Because you are now in a work from home system, you will definitely need a working desk or table that promotes ergonomics. Something that will increase your productivity as you use it. Settling on using unfitting furniture will have bad effects on your health, particularly on the physical aspect such as posture.

The items listed above are only what you generally. List down specific ones according to your preference. The main goal is to cut the number of times you will need to go out by making the most out of your short trip to the grocery and drugstore. Always wash and disinfect, avoid groups, and maintain the cleanliness of your home.