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Any recommendations on what to do if you have primary ciliary dyskinesia (immotile cilia) and you contract coronavirus?

I know the virus is present in my state and the number of cases is expanding. I've been following hand washing guidelines and generally haven't been too concerned but now I'm beginning to worry a little. I'm very susceptible to pneumonia, typically I recover with antibiotics but typically the infections I've gotten have been bacterial, not viral or stemming from complications related to a viral infection. I also don't typically take a rescue inhaler or nebulizer treatment or a bronchodilator when I'm healthy either so I don't have any medication on hand or prescriptions. I'm slightly worried if I get the virus it will delay my access to medication since they don't want you to visit the office and then if I'm quarantined I can't actually pick up my prescriptions and nobody will bring them to me if I'm infected.
While I don't think the odds are super high that I can die I think the risk is significantly elevated above the general population and I'm looking for advice.

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