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Visitors From Outside Schengen May Now Come To Iceland
The new border policy, announced last month and subsequently delayed, is now in effect: people from outside of the Schengen Area may now visit Iceland, under certain conditions. Those from outside the Schengen Area, including the UK and the US, to be…
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Health Minister: Those From “Red Areas” Must Go Into Quarantine
Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has announced two important changes to border screening procedures, RÚV reports. First of all, those coming from dark red zones of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s coronavirus map will be required to go into…
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New Border Restrictions Announced: Arrivals Must Bring Negative PCR Test
In the wake of a government meeting on the matter, Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has announced new border restrictions, effective February 19th, Vísir reports. The restriction is relatively straightforward, but sweeping: all arrivals to Iceland must show a negative PCR test…
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Changes To Border Policy On The Horizon
Chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason has submitted a number of recommendations to the Ministry of Health for changing the rules and requirements for those coming to Iceland, Vísir reports. These recommendations are not only due to the especially contagious variety of the coronavirus…
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Double Screening At Border Likely To Be Made Compulsory
The current arrangement at the border, whereby passengers can choose to either quarantine for fourteen days or undergo a double screening which limits their quarantine to just five days, is valid until the 1st of December. According to Vísir, epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason…
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Border Screening To Remain The Same Until December
Icelandic border screening arrangements will remain the same until 1 December, RÚV reports. Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir confirmed that the restrictions and processes currently in place would not be changed “unless there is reason to review it”. Ministers will meet with the epidemic…
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Tourists Will Have To Carry Initial Quarantine Costs
Tourists coming to Iceland will have to carry the initial quarantine costs, while waiting for a second sampling and its result. Under the new regulations that were announced last week and take effect tonight at midnight, all arrivals must be screened for…
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New Quarantine Instructions For Iceland Visitors
The Directorate of Health has published new quarantine instructions for visitors coming to Iceland. The updated procedure for people arriving in Iceland was announced last week and stated that starting August 19th, at the latest, all arrivals will have to be tested…
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Nine Options For Border Operation Presented
Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason sent a memo to the Minister of Health, presenting nine options for border operations in the future. According to a report by Vísir, 30 individuals have been diagnosed with an active infection at the border since the country…
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deCODE Rejoins Border Screening Initiative To Relieve Pressure On Landspítali
Icelandic genetic research company, deCODE will once again begin assisting the health authorities with analysis of COVID-19 samples taken from travellers at the border, Visir reports. In recent days, passenger numbers have strained Landspítali’s testing capacity. Over 2,100 passengers were screened yesterday,…
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Border Testing At Its Limit; Low Risk Areas Unlikely To Change
Over 2,000 COVID-19 tests taken at the borders have been analysed over the course of the past two days, well ahead of the norm established when the border testing began in mid-June, Morgunblaðið reports. Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason stated in an interview with…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Traveller Diagnosed In Akureyri, Family Quarantined
A traveller from abroad has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Akureyri. The individual tested negative for the virus at the border but was diagnosed at a second screening this week. Gylfi Þór Þorsteinsson, an epidemiological centre supervisor confirmed the infection to Fréttablaðið.…
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BREAKING New COVID-19 Restrictions: 2-Metre Distancing, 100 People Gathering Ban, Masks Mandatory On Public Transport
Tougher restrictions have been re-imposed ahead of the Merchants’ Weekend bank holiday, in response to a spike in the number of domestic infections in recent days and the first COVID-19 hospitalisation since May. Health Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir announced new rules that will…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Restriction Easing Postponed Following Rise In Cases
Easing of restrictions on gathering sizes and opening times for bars, restaurants and entertainment venues will be delayed for a further two weeks due to a new spate of domestic infections. As reported, the previous proposal was to allow bars to stay…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Six Domestic Cases Following Screening Mix-Up
Six new domestic COVID-19 infections were reported on July 26th in connection with an Icelandic traveller who bypassed more stringent procedures for returning Icelandic citizens due to an administrative misunderstanding, Fréttablaðið reports. The Icelander travelled to the country from the Baltics on July…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: First Domestic Infections In 3 Weeks, Data Update Changes
Two domestic COVID-19 infections were detected yesterday, July 23rd. These are the first domestic infections since July 2nd. There are now 10 people in isolation and Iceland’s incidence rate is 0.5 cases per 100,000 over the last 14 days. One of the…
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COVID-19 Border Screenings One Month On: More Uncertainty, New Rules For Icelanders
The COVID-19 border screening programme has been running for just short of a month. The first weeks of the initiative have been a little rocky; political disputes and group infections have prompted some major changes. But for the most part infection rates…
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No Problems, Only Solutions; Border Screening Must Go On
Various potential solutions are underway on how screening at the border can continue after Kári Stefánsson, CEO of deCODE Genetics (ÍE), announced that his company will no longer be responsible for these border screenings. These solutions were brought up in a press…
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Stricter Measures At Border For Residents Than Tourists
Chief Epidemiologist Þórolfur Guðnason wants Icelanders and people living in Iceland to quarantine for a few days upon arrival into the country, after their initial test, and then go back for a second test a few days later, Vísir reports. They would…
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One New Case At The Borders
One newly arrived passenger tested positive for coronavirus at Keflavík International Airport on Satuday, Fréttablaðið reports. A total of 961 people were tested at the borders that day. It is unknown whether the individual’s infection was new or old, but they underwent…
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First Day Of Border Opening: More Arrivals Than Expected, Police With Entry-Denial Authority
Iceland’s border with other Schengen countries is now open, as yesterday was the first day of official coronavirus screenings at Keflavík International Airport. More arrivals showed up than was expected, RÚV reports, but things went relatively smoothly. At the same time, airlines…
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Iceland’s Border Screening Set Up And Ready For Arrivals
Today’s the day: if you’re an EU/EEA, EFTA, or UK national; or have a valid residence permit for a Schengen Area country; or are an immediate family member of someone who is any of those things, you can now come to Iceland…