IG Report: FEMA fumbled in Puerto Rico after storms Irma, Maria
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/report-fema-fumbled-puerto-rico-after-storms-irma-maria-n1241755
A government report says FEMA mismanaged the distribution of goods, leading to delays in the delivery of food and water.

Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump Is ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Virus Misinformation, Study Finds. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/01/world/covid-19-coronavirus?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage#whos-the-largest-driver-of-the-infodemic-trump-a-new-study-finds

An analysis by Cornell University researchers found that President Trump was the largest driver of falsehoods involving the pandemic.

Disaster Assistance: FEMA Should Take Additional Actions to Strengthen Fraud Risk Management for Public Assistance Emergency Work Grants. GAO-20-604: Published: Sep 29, 2020.

Campus Life Sans Covid. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/28/campus-life-sans-covid-a-few-colleges-write-the-playbook-for-pandemic-success-422010

From Politico: Here’s How the Pandemic Finally Ends. A vaccine by early 2021, a steady decline in cases by next fall and back to normal in a few years—11 top experts look into the future.

COVID-19: A Potential Hazard to Democracy. 

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) maintains a collection of documents that address the negative effects a pandemic like COVID-19 (coronavirus 2019) can have on democracies.

IFES has identified seven elements that are at risk of exploitation due to the global crisis:
– Chaotic elections and a decline in trust in electoral outcomes
– Disruption in the rule of law
– Erosion of information integrity
– Looming barriers to political access
– Explosion in technology reliance and exploitation
– Abuses of public sector trust and resources
– Declines in transparency and accountability

[Sorry for the confusion. The new editor on this site still eludes me]

The Road to Recovery; Natural Disaster Recovery Experts on the Pandemic and the Path Forward. Source is the Lincoln Institute.

“OVID-19 has presented new challenges for leaders at all levels, forcing many to reconsider their emergency management processes. What are the impacts of the current public health crisis on disaster preparedness and community planning, and what will it take to build a more equitable and resilient future? We sat down with Laurie Johnson and Robert Olshansky, authors of the Lincoln Institute book After Great Disasters: An In-Depth Analysis of How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery and companion Policy Focus Report to discuss the pandemic and the path forward.”

The pandemic proves we all should know ‘psychological first aid.’ Here are the basics.