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

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

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. Examples are the Stafford Act in the USA, the Disaster Management Act of India and Law 225 of 1992 in Italy.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

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.

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