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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is currently mobilising and ramping up the efforts of hundreds of Red Cross teams across the Americas to prepare for another hurricane season during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Experts predict 13 to 20 named storms forming in the Atlantic Ocean only, six to 10 of those developing into hurricanes, and three to five possibly becoming major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher.
The Red Cross says these storms could bring further devastation to a region that is still heavily affected by last year’s storms and hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the next six months, deadly rains, landslides and floods could further affect communities already grappling with the pandemic, where vaccines are not yet widely available, and where livelihoods have been destroyed.
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The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has announced that the cays have reopened, but only for beach activities.
In a statement on Thursday, ODPEM warned that there should be no party or entertainment activities
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Hurricane shelters are to have isolations rooms for likely COVID-19 cases.
That assurance was given by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, on Tuesday as he addressed the launch of the national hurricane prepar