Introduction: Despite the advancements in health, the 21st century could not stop the advent of a new infectious disease that started in Wuhan, China in December 2019. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID 19 outbreak as a pandemic. To prevent the spread of disease, the lockdown was implemented in various forms around the globe. The edu cational institutions were also closed and this opened a new era of digitalization in education, a change that was sudden for the teachers as well as the students. Objective: This particular study was carried out in the prevailing pandemic situation to learn the perspective of health students towards this abrupt change to digitalization. Methods: A total of 400 students studying in health faculties were enrolled in the study from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Qatar, and Pakistan using a convenient sampling method. A self-structured questionnaire was used. Results: The results showed that the students in Qatar had easy access to the internet in contrast to the students in Pakistan and TRNC. The students in Pakistan faced difficulties during online learning sessions due to poor infrastructure. The students in all three countries believed that face to face contact with the course instructor is necessary. Conclusion: Students from all three countries hold the opinion that online learning is not the replacement of face to face learn ing. Planning needs to be done and implemented to ensure effective delivery of education during the months to come in face of the current pandemic.