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Play Will Not Fly Passengers Without Tests
New budget Icelandic airline Play has announced it will not fly passengers to Iceland who cannot present a negative COVID test. The new rule will step into effect tomorrow, July 29th, in accord with new COVID border controls, which require travelers to…
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Þjóðhátíð Looks For Government Funding Following Postponement
The annual music festival in the Westman Islands, Þjóðhátíð, is requesting funding from the state following its postponement among tighter COVID restrictions. The music festival represents a large source of income for the entire island community. In a recent statement to RÚV,…
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All Systems Go For Þjóðhátíð Among Rising COVID Cases
Þjóðhátíð, the annual music festival in the Westman Islands, is still set to be held despite recent increases in COVID cases. In a recent statement to RUV, Hörður Orri Grettisson, chairman of the festival committee said: “We are determined to hold this…
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Committee Chairman Of Þjóðhátíð Is Not Worried About Infections At The Festival
Hörður Orri Grettisson, the chairman of the National Festival committee, has told Fréttablaðið that he’s not worried about infections spreading at the festival this year. Domestic infections are on the rise; 11 infections were detected yesterday and of them, 5 were quarantined.…
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Sixteen Diagnosed With COVID Yesterday, All Domestic And Ten Out Of Quarantine
Sixteen people were diagnosed domestically with COVID-19 yesterday, ten of which were quarantined, Vísir reports. It is unknown how many of the infected had received a vaccination. It’s never truly gone Only one coronavirus infection was detected at the border yesterday. 124…
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Loosened Restrictions For The Month Of June
The Minister of Health announced this morning to Vísir, after a government meeting, that new COVID-19 restrictions will be implemented on June 15th. 300 people will be able to gather, the two-meter social distancing rule will be reduced to one meter, and…
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Iceland Returning Vaccines To Norway
The Ministry of Health recently told the RÚV news agency that Iceland has to send 16,000 doses of AstraZeneca back to Norway by the end of June. Sending vaccines back to Norway Norway has not used AstraZeneca since March after the nation…
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Open Vaccination Days In June Are Cancelled
The plans for open vaccination days in June have been dropped. Those who do not want to be vaccinated with the vaccine they have been offered now have to wait until August to receive another vaccination offer. Big Pfizer day yesterday Yesterday,…
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Another COVID Infection In Daði And Gagnamagnið After Top 5 Placement At Eurovision
Daði and Gagnamagnið’s recorded performance won fourth place Saturday night for the Eurovision Song Contest, earning them the third-best result since the beginning of Iceland’s participation in the competition. A fleeting moment There was one moment during the announcement of the votes…
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RVK Newscast #103: New Cold War Meeting In Iceland And COVID At Eurovision
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov will meet American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Iceland on May 20th, for a kind of New Cold War summit. At least 22% of people in Iceland have now been vaccinated, and 28% of…
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Iceland Sends Ventilators to India
To aid in India’s worsening COVID-19 epidemic from recent weeks, the Icelandic government has been permitted to send seventeen ventilators to India within the next few days. Spare ventilators as a gift A news release from the Administrative Council explains that the…
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Janssen’s Vaccine Expected To Be Licensed This Week
Rúna Hauksdóttir Hvannberg, director of the Icelandic Medicines Agency, says that they are preparing for Janssen’s vaccine to receive a conditional marketing authorization in Europe this week. When speaking with Fréttablaðið, Rúna says that The European Medicines Agency’s expert committee, CHMA, is…
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More Vaccines Arriving Into Iceland: 190,000 Expected To Receive The Vaccine By June
Iceland will receive more vaccines than previously expected, meaning that 190,000 people will be vaccinated by the summer, RUV reports. This prediction was made only taking into account the vaccines from Pfizer, Morderna and AstraZeneca. Vaccines from other companies such as Janssen…
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A Feast For The Soul: MSEA’s Most Intimate Album Yet
“It’ll be my first gig of 2020!” MSEA—real name Maria-Carmela Raso—says of her album launch concert, which is set for October 16th at Mengi. The album, ‘I Turned Into a Familiar Shape,’ will drop the same day, but it’s been ready since…
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Serious Doubts Over Legitimacy Of Credit Card Tracing
Brynjar Níelsson, MP for the Independence Party, has voiced serious doubts about the legality of the credit card tracing that has taken place in the fight against COVID-19, Vísir reports. In a meeting of the Constitutional and Monitoring Committee this morning, Brynjar said,…
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More Covid-19 Tests Available In Reykjavík
According to a report by RUV this morning, more Covid-19 screenings are now available in Reykjavík. As the number of Covid-19 cases in Iceland rose over recent days, so did the demand for testing in the capital, resulting in more staff being…
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Thousands Of Face Masks Donated To Secondary Schools & Universities
The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture is collaborating with Ministry of Health to ensure that secondary schools and universities have access to 20,000 to 25,000 face masks, Fréttablaðið reports. According to new guidelines, issued by The Ministry of Education, Science and…
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Pubs To Close Over Weekend Due To Covid Rise
A huge rise in Covid-19 cases over the last few days has prompted epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason to propose the closure of all bars and clubs in Reykjavík over the coming weekend, Vísir reports. Þórólfur says that the closure will not apply to…
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Highest Number Of Covid-19 Cases Since August
Thirteen new domestic cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Iceland yesterday, the largest single-day number diagnosed domestically since August 6th, Kjarninn reports. Twelve people were diagnosed after presenting symptoms and one sought testing at deCODE Genetics in Reykjavík. Only one of these…
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A Step By Step Guide To Covid Testing
As reported by mbl today, Dutch Youtube star Noraly Schoenmaker missed her second Covid test, claiming that she couldn’t find any information about how and where to get the test carried out. So just how difficult is it to get tested in…