Legal risks of liability in the healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

Introduction. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is the most unprecedented crisis facing modern healthcare management in a century. Many health activities are receiving intense ethical and legal scrutiny. In this regard, healthcare professionals are concerned about legal ambiguity regarding legal liability and immunity. The pandemic in the world not only directly affected the constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms of the individual, but also highlighted certain types of legal crimes that previously had little practical significance. In this regard, in different countries at different times and in different ways, emergency management rules are introduced. The measures taken are the subject of much criticism, and questions of constitutional legitimacy have also been raised. This review provides an analysis to address legal liability and immunity issues among healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.