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  • Catholic Church In Iceland Resumes Masses

    Catholic Church In Iceland Resumes Masses

    In a statement from Bishop David B. Tencer on the matter, the Catholic Church of Iceland has announced that they will resume holding Sunday mass again, in light of the relaxation of some coronavirus restrictions. The Bishop points out that the gathering…

  • Huge Strain On Hospital Staff Due To Group Infection

    Huge Strain On Hospital Staff Due To Group Infection

    The heads of the nursing departments at Landakot have spoken to Vísir about how hospital staff are coping with the group infection. Helga Atladóttir, head of the nursing at the senior’s ward, and Þóra Gunnarsdóttir, head of geriatrics ward C, say that…

  • Hospital Denies Bad Management Led To Group Infection

    Hospital Denies Bad Management Led To Group Infection

    Már Kristjánsson, chairman of Landspítali´s epidemic committee, says that he does not see where mistakes were made in the hospital’s management that could be linked to the group infection at Landakot, RÚV reports. On Friday, Landspítali presented a preliminary report on the…

  • Covid-19 Roundup: 16 New Cases, 5 Deaths Over Weekend

    Covid-19 Roundup: 16 New Cases, 5 Deaths Over Weekend

    16 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, according to Vísir. 14 of them–or 87.5%–were in quarantine at the time of diagnosis. This follows 13 diagnoses recorded on Saturday and 25 on Friday. Daily cases have remained below 30 everyday so…