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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

In the case of coronavirus, the medical profession has taken control of the agenda, yet most of the failings--and there are many--refer to civil protection issues: communications, logistics, coordination. Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures.

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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 21: In the aftermath of disaster mass vaccination is an excellent way of stopping the spread of diseases. Myth 46: Disasters always happen to someone else.