Author | M. Martínez EuklidiadasThere is an increasing amount of data regarding how SARS-CoV is transmitted, and contact with the T-zone of the face (eyes, nose and mouth) has proved to be one of the main forms of transmission. Without a vaccine, the only possible measure is social distancing, and this factor has boosted digitalization around the world.In some cases, this capacity has speeded up bureaucratic procedures, while in others it has contributed to telecommuting. Proof of this is that in the EU27 zone, it has reached 36.8%, when, before COVID, the Netherlands topped the leader board with a classification of 14%. However, it is in healthcare where the digital transformation has burst onto the screen with the greatest force, thanks to big data, even more so than in other sectors.
Promotion of big data and cloud computing programs
A significant number of companies have changed purely offline methods of working to online working. That is, cloud computing. This is why digital transformation has been referred to as a resilient sector. Numerous industries have gone cloud-based with the aim of avoiding contact with people and being able to survive the impact of the pandemic on their finances.This involves rapidly adopting technologies such as video conferencing, but there is also “pressure on traditional structures”, according to Deloitte. The change of model not only affects the way we work (onsite versus online), but also the very culture of companies.Furthermore, some activities have taken off even further by proving their value in the fight against SARS-CoV-2. More than one week before the WHO activated the alarms regarding the spread of the virus, the Canadian AI BlueDot warned its clients to avoid danger zones like Wuhan. It is not just companies moving online; the Internet is boosting certain activities and placing them in the foreground, such as big data and artificial intelligence.As an example of its potential, at the end of February, a deep learning algorithm was published, which discovered one of the most powerful antibiotics known to humans. The SU3327 molecule (until now known as halicin) had been forgotten in tests against diabetes and was rediscovered as a powerful antibiotic. Perhaps we could achieve something similar against COVID-19. That is the power of big data: discovering patterns that we cannot see.Digital transformation applied to online medical services

Use of big data in healthcare around the world
