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ICPEM's blog is a platform for sharing fresh perspectives, insights, and discussions on civil protection and emergency management. It features thought-provoking articles that challenge current thinking, highlight innovative practices, and explore emerging trends. The blog provides an opportunity for members and experts to contribute their ideas, promote knowledge exchange, and raise awareness of key issues in the field. Regular contributions from professionals and award winners offer valuable content to enhance understanding and drive progress in emergency management practices globally.
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 11 Apr 2022
Sixteen thousand four hundred and thirty-eight people were admitted to hospital with Covid in the last 7 days, just 33 more than the...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 8 Apr 2022
According to the Government web site, the number of tests done in the UK in the week ending today was only 3,629,2226. Over a million...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 6 Apr 2022
I am now convinced that we have been too hasty in stopping testing for Covid. I understand the costs they were incurring, but with the...
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The Disaster of War
By convention, when we study disasters we exclude warfare. It is not easy to find a completely logical reason for this. It is more a...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 4 Apr 2022
Today we are reminded there is a Covid Crisis, a Ukraine Crisis and a Climate Change Crisis. In which order would you place them in terms...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 1 Apr 2022
Covid levels today are reported to be at the highest levels since the pandemic began. We probably all know friends and family currently...
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A Resilience Charter
Preamble 1.1 The purpose of this charter is to specify the responsibilities of the state and citizens in the field of resilience...
MollieMathurin
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 30 March 2022
A 5% total drop in the number of tests done in the last 7 days, continues the trend which began on Monday of this week, it’s a drop of 5%...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 28 March 2022
For the first time for 20 days the number of Covid tests done in the previous week has dropped, this week’s total 5,023,854 is over...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 25 March 2022
We come to the end of another week with the weekly number of tests standing at well over 5 million and having grown by 101,000 in the...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 23 March 2022
Exactly two years ago today our Prime Minister spoke to us all saying “You must stay at home.” It seems a long time ago. At that stage...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 21 March 2022
The relentless increase in new covid infections continues here, and in many other parts of the world. At the beginning of March we were...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 18 March 2022
The number of Covid 19 tests being done continues to rise by about 10% week on week. For the last 7 days it is almost 5 million tests,...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 16 March 2022
Despite concerns that people were likely to drop routine testing if they were no longer required to, the British public have responded to...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 14 March 2022
Yet again the data was late, it finally was posted at 5 30pm, but lacked a lot of detail from Scotland. It is supposed to be released at...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 11 March 2022 PART 2
My apologies for the fact that today’s report has been in two parts. I have provided you with the data for today and now I will turn more...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 11 March 2022 PART 1
There have been delays yet again with the data tonight and the upward trend in new cases continues. 4,553,814 tests have been done in the...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 9 March 2022
The concerns I expressed on Monday night are confirmed tonight with all the figures now suggesting a new wave of Covid infections is...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 7 March 2022
I have concerns tonight that we are beginning to see a change in the data suggesting that the number of new cases may be rising again. It...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 2 March 2022
Today is the third day of data being produced in 7-day chunks. Data for tomorrow is collated by adding the most recent days figure and...
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