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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 2,278 samples taken so far at Landspítali hospital. 2,161 people are in quarantine; 220 are in isolation, and three have been admitted…
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COVID-Cast #2: Public Gathering Ban Begins, Screening Steps Up, And More
What’s happening in Iceland in the time of the novel coronavirus? Valur Grettisson, the editor-in-Chief of Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine, news editor, go over the situation in CovidCast. In this episode, we talk about the public gatherings ban, high-risk areas,…
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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 that initial screening conducted by deCODE Genetics indicates an incidence of novel coronavirus at about 1% may be even lower than originally…
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Government Issues COVID-19 Guidelines To Tourists, Guides And Restaurants
The Icelandic authorities on Saturday issued detailed guidelines for restaurants and tour operators, in line with the rules of social distancing in place. Restaurants were asked to re-arrange their seating to at least two meters between seats, asking that only families and…
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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, Vísir reports. Chief epidemiologist for the Directorate of Health Þórólfur Guðnason told reporters that this is good news, as it shows that…
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COVID-CAST #1: Gathering Ban
The Reykjavik Grapevine Covid-Cast is a daily news podcast about the Coronavirus situation in Iceland. In this first episode, Andie Sophia Fontaine and Valur Grettisson talk about the gathering-ban and answer questions about how things stand now in Iceland.
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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. The vast majority are connected to Icelanders who went on a ski trip in the Alps. As reported, a public gathering ban…
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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, beginning on Monday. Universities and secondary schools will be closed. This will be in effect for at least the next four weeks.…
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Fastsplaining: How the Covid-19 Came To Iceland – A Lesson To Be Learned
As you know, Iceland is a small country with a population of about 350,000—and we only have one international airport. So you would think that Iceland would be quite safe when it came to outbreaks like the coronavirus, COVID-19. And you would…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: 109 Confirmed Cases, 900 In Quarantine, 2 Admitted To Hospital
At a press conference held today, Þórólfur Guðnason, the Directorate of Health’s chief epidemiologist, told reporters that there are now 109 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iceland, with about 900 people in quarantine. 24 of these cases were people who contracted the…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: 103 Confirmed Cases, Foreign Ministry Responds To US Travel Ban
There are now a total of 103 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iceland, Vísir reports. 80 of those infected can be directly traced to travel overseas, the vast majority of them returning from ski trips in Italy and Austria, while the other…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Icelandic Gov’t, Icelandair, Tourism Chief Respond To US Travel Ban
The announcement last night from US President Donald J. Trump that incoming flights from Europe to the US would be banned for the next 30 days has already evoked response from numerous related parties in Iceland. These include the director of Icelandair,…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: 90 Confirmed Cases, Four ‘Third Degree’ Infections, One Seriously Ill
Vísir now reports that there are a total of 90 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iceland at the time of this writing. Samples have been taken from 830 people so far, and 700 people are in home quarantine. One individual is described…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: 81 Confirmed Cases, Disobeying Home Quarantine Increasing Infection
There are now 81 confirmed cases in Iceland of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, at the time of this writing, Vísir reports. These were all people screened at Landspítali hospital. The likelihood of the virus spreading further into the general population…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Government Initiates Economic Response To Virus’ Impact
COVID-19 has already begun to have economic effect, abroad as well as here at home, and the Icelandic government is taking steps to ensure it does as little damage as possible. RÚV reports that Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Finance Minister Bjarni…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: deCODE Genetics Will Screen General Population For Virus
CEO of deCODE Genetics Kári Stefánsson (shown above) intends to screen the entire Icelandic population for COVID-19, of which there have been 60 confirmed cases at the time of this writing. While almost all of these cases come from three flights returning…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: 58 Confirmed Cases, 500 In Quarantine, General Screening To Begin
A specially-sanitised flight which retrieved another group of Icelanders from Verona, Italy returned to Iceland last Saturday. Of those within the group, three have been confirmed to have COVID-19, RÚV reports. As such, there are now 58 confirmed cases in Iceland, almost…
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Fastsplaining: This Is How Iceland Handles The Coronavirus
Iceland is no different from other countries when it comes to the coronavirus, or COVID-19. The first case was discovered in Iceland at the end of February, and a week later, we have 37 confirmed cases at the time of this writing.…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: 37 Confirmed Cases, About 400 In Home Quarantine
Landspítali hospital has now confirmed 37 cases in Iceland of COVID-19, Vísir reports, from samples taken of those already placed in home quarantine following their return to Iceland from Italy and two districts in Austria, Trentino and Ischgl. In all, about 400…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: 34 Confirmed Cases, All From Returning Flights
There are now a total of 34 confirmed cases in Iceland of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, Vísir reports at the time of this writing. All of these are Icelanders who were on one of two returning flights to the country…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Virtually Impossible Australian Woman Caught Virus In Iceland
The ABC has reported that a woman in her 30s, returning home last Monday via Dubai after vacationing in Iceland the UK, tested positive for COVID-19. While this story has since been picked up by Icelandic-language media, there is virtually zero chance…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: 20 Cases, None Seriously Ill And All Quarantined After Trips Abroad
There are now 20 confirmed cases in Iceland of COVID-19, RÚV reports. All of them contracted the virus overseas and returned to Iceland from two confirmed locations: a hotel in Verona, Italy or from Austria via the airport in Munich. Other passengers…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: 16 Confirmed Cases, Quarantined Will Receive Pay
There are now 16 confirmed cases in Iceland of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, RÚV reports. Thus far, these have all been Icelanders returning from Verona, Italy or Austria. All have been placed under quarantine. Medical professionals are working fast to…