A Study on Healthcare ICT Systems and their Usefulness During CoVid-19 Focused in the European Environment

Recent rapid technological developments in the global environment are forcing countries to adapt their healthcare systems to current needs. Especially after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic multiple countries are updating and employing their ICT healthcare systems to facilitate the prevention and containment of the pandemic. Below literature review examines the efforts of multiple countries in Europe which employed Information Technology to monitor patients and control the spread of the pandemic. Additionally, security and privacy of sensitive medical data and tools for infection surveillance is also a crucial concern which is examined below.