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How Hurricane Evacuation Can Spread the Coronavirus
Differences in emergency planning can mean tens of thousands of new Covid-19 cases, a new study finds.
Where people shelter after a hurricane will make a difference in exacerbating Covid-19 spread.
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A duo of storms this week may force tens of thousands of residents in the Gulf region to evacuate, a movement of people that could turn even more dangerous because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A new study on the impact such evacuations could have on disease transmission finds that tens of thousands more people could be infected by the coronavirus depending on how emergency planning is handled.