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‘Be Prudent. Don’t Panic’: Expert Says Have A Plan For Coronavirus

March 9, 2020

CBS News Boston: Be prudent. Don’t panic.” Even with the numbers of coronavirus cases rising, that’s the advice from Eric McNulty of Harvard’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. McNulty and his colleagues study disasters—the source, the response and the most effective strategies for dealing with a crisis. While he expects that we will see many more cases of the coronavirus, he insists that there are ways to prepare for this—and other—emergencies. Here are five simple ways to prepare for this—or any—emergency. Comments by Eric McNulty.