Preparedness for Cyclones, Tropical Storms, Tornadoes, Floods and Earthquakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• 2020

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This eight-page health advisory provides guidance to countries on adapting all existing preparedness and response plans and procedures for cyclones, tropical storms, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, and potential outbreaks of other diseases to their COVID-19 strategic preparedness and response plans. It also provides advice on how to test the required capacities through simulation as and when necessary to ensure the strategic objectives of pandemic response.

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Hazards: Infectious Disease; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Earthquakes; Floods; Natural Disasters; Tornadoes; Guidelines as Topic; Cyclonic Storms; Extreme Weather; COVID-19

Institutions: World Health Organization (WHO)

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