Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Efling Votes To Go Forward With Strikes On May 5th
The labour union Efling will resume strike actions in select municipalities on May 5th, the union announced yesterday. These municipalities…
Vaccine Against Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Coming Soon To Iceland
A vaccine against an ultimately fatal disease that has been afflicting rabbits in Iceland will soon be arriving, Fréttablaðið reports….
Man Suspected Of Drunk Horse Riding
What began as a mishap on horseback may end in a conviction of riding under the influence. Capital area police…
March Unemployment Highest In 9 Years; 600 Applications For Two Positions At Pizza Place
A new pizza place due to open in Kópavogur around the beginning of May, Spaðinn, has received over 600 applications…
Iceland’s Largest Rental Company Not Lowering Rates, But Accepting Delayed Payments
Reitir, the largest rental property company in Iceland, will not be lowering the rent on their properties for the foreseeable…
COVID-Cast #19: The Eerily Quiet International Airport
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Keflavík International Airport is normally a beehive activity this time of year, as tourist high season begins. This year, the…
“First Day Of Summer” Promises Cold Summer, According To Superstition (And Science)
Tomorrow marks the “First Day of Summer”, a public holiday which has its roots in the old Norse reckoning of…
Smyril Line Ferry Arrives In Iceland
The Smyril Line—the ferry which sails between Denmark and Iceland with a stop in the Faroe Islands—arrived in Iceland this…
Two May Face Criminal Charges In Mountaineers Of Iceland Case
Two employees of Mountaineers of Iceland—a regular employee and a member of management—may face criminal charges for an ill-fated snowmobile…
Health Minister Approves Import Of Seeds For Industrial Hemp
Fréttablaðið reports that Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has changed regulations regarding Iceland’s laws on intoxicating and addictive substances to…
Tremors Recorded Near Bárðarbunga Volcano This Morning
Several tremors were recorded just northeast of the Bárðarbunga volcano under the Vatnajökull glacier this morning, data from the Icelandic…
Plane Returning With Medical Supplies From China Draws Heart Over Reykjavik
An Icelandair Boeing 767 had a special message for Iceland’s healthcare workers, in the form of a heart “drawn” over…
Ninth COVID-19 Death In Iceland; Tourist Quarantine Explored; Border Closure Extended
Fréttablaðið reports that a patient at Landspítali hospital has passed away from COVID-19 within the past 24 hours. This marks…
Rejoice: The Smyril Line Ferry Sails Anew
The Smyril Line—the ferry which sails between Denmark and Iceland with a stop in the Faroe Islands—will be sailing again…
Industrial Hemp Farm Still Trying To Convince Authorities That They’re Not Growing Drugs
A married couple who started a modest industrial hemp farm in Gautavík, East Iceland, are still having a hard time…
8,000 Tremors In Reykjanes Since January
Some 8,000 tremors have been measured on the Reykjanes peninsula since January, the Icelandic Met Office reports. While the vast…
Not Letting Panic Guide Us: Chief Medical Officer Alma Möller On How Iceland Is Dealing With COVID-19
As some countries close their borders, screenings and tests are either too expensive or impossible to get a hold of,…
Update: Tourist Who Died With No COVID-19 Symptoms, Despite Testing Positive
More information has come in about the tourist who died in Húsavík yesterday, who had tested positive for the novel…
BREAKING: Tourist Who Had COVID-19 Has Died, Cause Still Unknown
A foreign tourist seeking medical attention at the health clinic in Húsavík due to being seriously ill, who subsequently tested…
COVID-19 In Iceland: 220 Cases, About 1% In General Population, Gov’t Aid Package Pending
According to the latest figures on covid.is there are now 220 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Iceland, from…
COVID-Cast #2: Public Gathering Ban Begins, Screening Steps Up, And More
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
What’s happening in Iceland in the time of the novel coronavirus? Valur Grettisson, the editor-in-Chief of Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie…
Gathering Ban Begins; Public Incidence Of Novel Coronavirus Possibly Lower Than Estimated
Just a reminder: the public gatherings ban announced by the Icelandic government last Friday begins today. In addition, yesterday’s news…
First Results Of General Population Screening: About 1% Of Icelanders With Coronavirus
The first results of the deCODE Genetics voluntary screening indicate that about 1% of all Icelanders have the novel coronavirus,…
COVID-19 In Iceland: 117 Confirmed Cases, New Information Site Online
Vísir reports that there are now 117 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iceland, from those being tested by Landspítali hospital….
Health Minister Holds Press Conference, Gathering Ban Announced In Iceland
At a press conference held today, Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir said that Iceland will be instituting a gathering ban,…