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

Emergency Planning

Since 2008, pandemics have been top of the list of 96 threats and hazards in the UK National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies in all editions. There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

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Make Rapid-Fire Reporting Standards Work for You

FS-ISAC

Singapore: Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has implemented incident reporting requirements of 14 days. For example, a public-private exercise in 2007 simulated a pandemic where approximately 40% of the workforce had to go remote. UK: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) requires reporting an incident within 72 hours.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 10: After disaster people will not make rational decisions and will therefore inevitably tend to do the wrong thing unless authority guides them. Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Myth 57: Knowledge alone leads to action.