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At the time that I am writing this there have been 559,351 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with more than 25,000 deaths with the elderly getting the worst hits with this deadly disease but what does this mean to a lot of businesses? 
Planning for pandemic risk management should start early and be geared to the 4 phases of pandemic planning (the PPRR model). Prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. Every business if you ask me needs a business continuity plan. It sets out how you will prepare for a pandemic and continue to operate after the disaster. It will help to minimise recovery time and reduce your business losses.  
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<h2><strong>Some of the benefits of having a BCP are:</strong></h2>
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Having a business continuity plan in place will keep businesses trading when they would have otherwise have probably failed due to an incident.
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Business continuity plans can significantly reduce the cost of disruptions
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Companies with business continuity plans benefit from insurance premium 
discounts, reduced excesses and doors opening to new insurance markets.
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Having a business continuity plan allows what would otherwise be unacceptable risks to be insured. 
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