If the answer is yes, the official should seek approval from relevant authorities to get access to the data.
Table 4 presents smart city projects of several different countries. It the threats concern COVID only, it does not really make sense, as many of the mentioned services simply do not have this goal (e.g. smart grid). If it goes beyond COVID, this is a claim that needs to be backed with a sound and transparent evaluation by the authors or literature. The authors than write that hese services have a limitation in that cannot predict and prevent transmission of threats such as COVID.