More than 2700 firms with over 10,000 participants took part in the exercise that ran over three weeks in September and October. The scenario was set showing that when the pandemic hits the U.S. it would kill approximately 1.6 million people,. another 9 million would be hospitalized, and basics such as food and antiviral medications would run low. The exercise examined a number of issues including human resources, continuity of operations, and dependencies on other sectors such as transportation, energy and telecommunications.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/pandemic-test-results-few-firms-confident-in-disaster-plans-a-621