Privacy In Times Of A Pandemic.

With the recent pronouncement by the World Health Organization – WHO – where Covid-19 was classified as a pandemic, the collective hysteria has increased, and the fear of being infected has caused certain citizens to request information about those infected by the virus, in order to determine whether or not they have been contacts and, therefore, been infected with the disease, or also, if they are closed to the risk of being infected.

It is important to note that we are facing a case where a patient’s privacy may be affected. Personal data is all information that identifies or makes a person identifiable. Consequently, if information such as an exact address, name, surname, including email is published, the Health Authority would be violating the patient’s right to privacy.