TABLE 13.

Mortality Surveillance: Immediate and long-term solutions proposed by the researcher.

Surveillance systems	Mortality surveillance
Mechanisms used	• Take daily figures and report them. (WHO, 2020b. Surveillance strategies for COVID-19 human infection-Interim guidance, 4).
Mechanism objective/purpose	• To identify the death rates (WHO, 2020b. Surveillance strategies for COVID-19 human infection-Interim guidance, 4).
Data types collected	• The number of COVID-19 deaths occurring in the community, including in long-term-care facilities. Details collected are age, sex, and location of death (WHO, 2020b. Surveillance strategies for COVID-19 human infection-Interim guidance).
Privacy risks and implications	• The GDPR only applies to information that relates to an identifiable living individual (ICO. N.D. What is personal data?).
Preventive mechanisms applied	• The GDPR only applies to information that relates to an identifiable living individual (ICO. N.D. What is personal data?).
The researcher proposed immediate solutions	• The GDPR only applies to information that relates to an identifiable living individual (ICO. N.D. What is personal data?).
The researcher proposed long term solutions	• The GDPR only applies to information that relates to an identifiable living individual (ICO. N.D. What is personal data?).