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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

In the wake of the WHO report, Professor Ziad Abdeen of the Palestinian Health Authority said about pandemics: "My task is to tell you things you don't want to know, and ask you to spend money you haven't got on something you don't think will happen." Major epidemics and pandemics (what is the difference?)

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009. Local and regional authorities have been emasculated, and the result of this has been manifest in their inability to respond adequately to local needs. I have taught it every year since then.

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Operational Resilience for Financial Services: The View from APAC

Pure Storage

Some of the highlights include: Singapore The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has long been proactive when it comes to operational resilience, first introducing business continuity guidelines in 2003 and continuing to expand and refine its approach.

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A Closer Look at Some Assembly Occupancy Requirements

National Fire Protection Association

Many of the details emerging are eerily similar to The Station nightclub fire which claimed the lives of 100 people and injured 230 more in February of 2003. In both instances, flammable interior finish and blocked exits were believed to have played a role in the fast-spreading fires and high number of fatalities.

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SIA New Member Profile: AxxonSoft US Inc.

Security Industry Association

Alan Ataev : Founded in 2003, AxxonSoft develops video management and physical security management software, providing sophisticated platforms for building intelligent video surveillance and unified security solutions. SIA spoke with Alan Ataev, CEO of AxxonSoft, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Coronavirus and China’s Decision-Making in a Crisis

Marketpoint Recall

By February 10, the number of infections had surpassed 40,000, with over 900 deaths , superseding the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak in sheer numbers. This trade-off can be seen in several non-military crises such as the 2002-2003 SARs virus outbreak.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Using this data, we summed the enacted budget authority for supplemental appropriations by year. For each supplemental appropriations bill, we quantified the bill’s enacted budget authority using the CBO’s most recent published cost estimate.