Covid 19 Pandemic. Emerging Legal and Ehical Disputes Over Patient Confidentiality

Covid 19 Pandemic. Emerging Legal and Ehical Disputes Over Patient Confidentiality

Many critical ethical questions arise in pandemic covid 19planning, preparedness and response. These include: Who will get priority access to medications, vaccines and intensive care unit beds, given the potential shortage of these essential resources? In the face of a pandemic, what obligations do health-care workers have to work not withstanding risks to their own health and the health of their families? How can surveillance, isolation, quarantine and social-distancing measures be undertaken in a way that respects ethical norms? What obligations do countries have to one another with respect to pandemic covid 19 planning and response efforts?

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult aged 18 years to 60 years
• medical personel graduated from egyptian faculty of medicine.
• non medical personel live in egypt

Exclusion Criteria:

• personel less than 18 years old .
• medical personel not graduated from egyptian faculty of medicine.
• non medical personel live outside egypt