Business Continuity and the Pandemic Threat - Learning from COVID-19 while preparing for the next pandemic

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Something I have come to realise in writing this book while the coronavirus pandemic is still raging, is that it must be a bit like trying to paint a picture of the shifting sands in a desert – things keep moving. It seems that almost every day we learn something new about the virus. The media is forever carrying fresh stories, some of which are very relevant to the context of this book, while other items have the potential to serve as nothing more than a distraction. At the very least, any one of us following the progress of coronavirus too closely could end up with a severe case of information overload. In extreme cases, consequential paranoia could be the outcome of the menacing nature of some content.

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