Safety Science - vol. 130
"In the last decade, natural hazards caused an average loss of 60,000 people per year worldwide, representing 0.1% of total deaths (Ritchie and Roser, 2020). Now, the current crisis stemming from the rapid spread of COVID-19 is threatening public health globally. Its potential simultaneous occurrence with other natural disasters may dramatically aggravate human loss and generate chaos. Health systems are increasingly overwhelmed in the most affected countries, where other expected natural hazards and potentially associated epidemies could further increase the amount of citizens requiring assistance, creating a dangerous feedback loop."
"In the last decade, natural hazards caused an average loss of 60,000 people per year worldwide, representing 0.1% of total deaths (Ritchie and Roser, 2020). Now, the current crisis stemming from the rapid spread of COVID-19 is threatening public health globally. Its potential simultaneous occurrence with other natural disasters may dramatically aggravate human loss and generate chaos. Health systems are increasingly overwhelmed in the most ...
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