Recovery, Renewal, Resilience

Such issues include loneliness and anxiety about returning to the outside world and recovering from the physical impacts of the disease. Consider:

• Maintain coordinating arrangements with the charity and non-profit sector to support those suffering with physical and mental health impacts of COVID-19
• Share information about vulnerable populations with non-profit and the charity sector where they have permission so that they are able to offer appropriate support
• Retain communication channels such as hotlines to facilitate community engagement
• The needs of those who have survived COVID-19, thinking of the mental health impacts such as fear of going outside, and physical impacts such as organ scarring, impaired vision and mobility, which may require ongoing support

This lesson was contributed by a representative of the Social Welfare Department in Portugal and UNDRR City Resilience Stories Australia during project data collection.