DETROIT – They might forgo a handshake for a fist bump. They’re washing their hands more frequently. Their dressing room is being disinfected more often than before.

Other than that, concern about the coronavirus hasn’t altered the Detroit Red Wings’ day-to-day routine.

It is scary, they said, and they’re monitoring the situation. But for now, it’s business as usual.

“It’s kind of the normal, universal precautions you go through at this time of year with the flu and those types of things,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “You always try to be real smart about that, washing our hands all the time, making sure you’re covering your mouth when you’re coughing. If someone’s sick we’ve tried to have them stay at home. That hasn’t happened yet, but we’ve done that with the flu.”

The NHL has been in contact with teams’ medical and training staffs.

“(Commissioner) Gary Bettman said yesterday it’s business as usual with those universal precautions,” Blashill said. “Our locker room gets cleaned every day. Right now, there’s no travel restrictions in the U.S. We’ll just take it day by day and make sure we stay on top of it, as an organization, as a hockey team and as a league.

“I don’t think it’s had an immediate impact on any of our lives yet. Certainly, we want to make sure we’re being as good as we can about those simple but effective methods to try to stem the spread of any kind of illness.”

The NHL Players Association issued a memo with advice on what measures to take.

“They’re looking into every possible way to make sure we’re safe and the buildings are safe and the different areas,” Dylan Larkin said. “There hasn’t been too much talk (in the room), but it is something everyone in the world is dealing with.”

Larkin recalled getting the flu a couple of days after a recent season ticketholder autograph signing and how quickly it spread through the team.

“You just have to be careful,” he said. “I know people enjoy a handshake and a photo, but maybe if it’s a fist bump, hopefully they’ll understand, with the seriousness and the scare out there.”

Justin Abdelkader said his biggest fear is how contagious it is.

“People that are healthy for the most part are getting through it,” Abdelkader said. “Still, you don’t want to get it, but you don’t want to spread it to family members or others. I think we’re at a point as a country where we’re trying to learn as much as we can and take measures as we find out how bad it starts spreading.”

Abdelkader said it does no good to be obsessively cautious, however.

“You can’t live in a bubble either,” he said. “We’re fortunate that as a group, a lot of guys are healthy and take care of themselves. You just worry about the elderly and your parents, those sorts of people, whether they have some kind of lung disease or are trying to fight something off and have a weakened immune system. Those are the ones that are really in danger and that’s why we’re just trying to keep it contained as much as possible.”

Jonathan Bernier noted other health scares that seemingly materialized out of nowhere, like the mumps outbreak in the NHL in late 2014.

“To be honest, there’s been more dangerous viruses out there than this one,” Bernier said. “It’s like a flu virus. Obviously, you want to be careful, especially if you have kids. You just do the normal stuff you do every day (to avoid) getting a flu virus or anything like this.”

There have been suggestions about possibly canceling the World Championship in Switzerland (May 8-25) or the World Under-18 Championship in Plymouth and Ann Arbor (April 16-26). But that is premature.

“I think anything is a consideration, but I think the IIHF would do whatever it could to maintain those World Championships,” Blashill said. “I was (in Plymouth) yesterday and they’re certainly full speed ahead, ready to host the tournament. The World Championship is in Switzerland, it’s had some minor number of cases but there is a growing concern.

“I would just say it would take something major to have the cancellation of the men’s worlds or the U-18s, so we’ll see.”

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PREVENTION TIPS

Much like how you would try to prevent the flu, you want to stay away from people who are sick and practice good hygiene, says the CDC.

The latter means thoroughly washing your hands for at least 20 seconds, especially after using the bathroom and before eating. Avoid touching your mouth or face unless your hands are clean.

Use household cleaners to disinfect commonly touched objects and surfaces. Use disinfectant wipes to clean your hands or surfaces such as shopping-cart handles when out in public.

Some people are going the extra step and using smartphone sanitizers as a precaution, but a disinfecting wipe used lightly on the outside will likely work fine, too.

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