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People Of Grindavík Can Sleep Soundly As Backyard Eruption Looms
Preparations are underway to build fortifications around critical infrastructure in the Svartsengi area on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The threat of a possible eruption has loomed ever since magma started collecting in the area. If an eruption were to happen, Grindavík, a town…
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Mask Wearing Simply A Matter Of Respect For Others
Iceland’s head of civil defence issued a reminder yesterday that overcoming the pandemic requires all Icelanders to show consideration and respect for others. Speaking at the routine coronavirus update meeting, Víðir Reynisson said that most people were joining the fight by willingly…
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Víðir Reynisson Has Covid-19
Víðir Reynisson, the Director of Civil Protection and one of the three key figures in Iceland’s coronavirus response team, was diagnosed with Covid-19 yesterday afternoon, RÚV reported. Víðir has been in quarantine since Monday after an infection broke out in his immediate…
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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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Fourth Domestic COVID-19 Infection Since Mid-May, Possible Group Infection
The fourth domestic COVID-19 infection in Iceland since mid-May has been detected (updated figure – see note). The individual, an employee of the Ministry of Fisheries and Industry, is believed to have caught the coronavirus from a top-league Icelandic footballer who had…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Public Health Leaders Hold Final Press Conference
The final scheduled pandemic press conference was held today as Iceland enters the next phase of de-escalating its COVID-19 response. Further meetings will only be held if there are significant policy decisions or changes to the COVID-19 outbreak in Iceland, Visir reports.…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Two Active Cases, State Of Emergency Lifts On Monday
The national emergency rating will be lowered on Monday, May 25th as Iceland enters the next phase of relaxing COVID-19 measures. No new cases were detected yesterday and one patient recovered, meaning there are currently two active infections in the country. Chief…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Positive Trends Continue, Gender Imbalance Revealed
No new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Iceland yesterday, April 26th. This is the second day since February that no infections have been detected since February. The number of patients in intensive care has dropped to just one and no one is…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Call To Help Vulnerable Immigrants, Westfjords Cluster
In yesterday’s press briefing, Þórólfur Guðnason, drew attention to the fact that just 4% of those who have tested positive for the virus have been foreign nationals, RUV reports. Given the relatively high number of foreign nationals living in Iceland, experts would…
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COVID-19 Easter Catch-Up: Low Rate Of Infection Continues, Two Deaths & More
A round-up of the biggest developments in Iceland’s COVID-19 outbreak over the Easter long weekend: Low number of new cases The daily number of new confirmed cases remained low over the Easter weekend. Just 10 cases were announced on April 12th, 12…
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Threats Sent To Key Icelandic COVID-19 Officials
Threats of violence were recently made against Víðir Reynisson, the Chief of Police, Alma Möller, the Surgeon General and Þórólfur Gudnason, Head of Epidemiology. The police have stepped up security provisions for the trio in response. Yesterday, Víðir confirmed that he, Alma…
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COVID-19 Tracking App Launches Today
An app that tracks potential COVID-19 infections in Iceland is being launched today, Fréttablaðið reports. It will use GPS to locate people who may have been in close contact with confirmed coronavirus patients. A message containing a link to where the app…