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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

This means that coordination between national, regional and local authorities needs to be strong and extensive. On the other hand, local authorities should not be abandoned as they struggle to bring the disease under control. Improvisation of supply and logistics could prove to be lethal. The response must be fair and equitable.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Whereas it is not possible to stop earthquakes, it is possible to construct anti-seismic buildings and to organize human activities in such a way as to minimize the risk of death. Activism is much more common than fatalism (this is the so-called "therapeutic community"). Reality: Survivors rapidly get to work on the clear-up.