7 Post-hurricane recovery presents new challenges with COVID-19. Continued from previous page aligned with the national guidelines for both hurricanes and COVID-19. Finalise the documents by July 15, 2021. CARICAD had prepared and circulated a Business Continuity Plan Template for the pandemic in 2020 for your guidance Pay close attention to any personnel who will be required to assist in emergency medical response, front-line health care, Search and Rescue and Shelter Management. Ensure that they are aware of their higher levels of risks and the need for them to be vigilant with regard to COVID-19 so that they can reduce the risks to co-workers if they will be involved in post-hurricane Recovery Create an integrated and harmonised, multi-dimensional public awareness strategy for both hurricane preparedness and COVID-19 Ensure that any specialised COVID-19 quarantine facilities can be easily “stood up” or made ready at very short notice for the duration of the hurricane season. Fine-tune or reactivate contact tracing arrangements for COVID-19. Put plans in place for supplementary facilities Ensure that there is a stockpile of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for all front-line personnel. Remember that front-line personnel for post-hurricane Preparedness will be a broader and possibly larger group than for the original COVID-19 response Make warehouse management policies COVID-19 compliant Make sure that key personnel receive COVID-related hurricane training Test key personnel systematically and regularly for COVID-19 especially those who are in direct contact with large numbers of people for extended periods Establish a Monitoring and Reporting mechanism for Hurricane Preparedness and Response that can be easily extended into Continues on next page
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