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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

It is important to understand the relative nature of risk in geographical terms, with respect to the co-occurrence of different kinds of risk, and so as to prioritise risk management interventions. Emergency planning is an essential tool in the response to a pandemic. Planning is more a process than an outcome.

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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. Reality: Disruption of daily life could potentially have even greater consequences (in logistical, social, psychological and monetary terms) than the medical effects of the crisis.