Haukur Þorgeirsson, filólogo del Instituto Árni Magnússon para los Estudios Islandeses Traducción del artículo ‘Accidental Supression‘ Traductor: Èric Lluent Una breve historia sobre el Covid-19 en Islandia La gestión de la epidemia del Covid-19 en Islandia ha obtenido atención internacional en términos positivos. El país ha sido alabado por la efectividad…
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Islandia afronta el coronavirus con la idea de permitir una infección lenta y controlada
Èric Lluent / Reykjavík “El objetivo de las medidas tomadas y de las que se pudieran tomar en el futuro no es prevenir la propagación del virus a Islandia. Esto sería imposible. El objetivo de las autoridades es asegurar que la infraestructura necesaria -particularmente en el sistema sanitario- esté preparada para hacer…
Chris McClure on schools still open in Iceland: “Is a complete disregard for what research actually shows”
Èric Lluent / Reykjavík The government of Iceland is still keeping kindergartens and primary schools open, being one of the few countries in Europe that has not closed completely education centres following Covid19 outbreak. According to Chris McClure, a US epidemiologist living in Iceland, “this decision is very narrow-minded and not driven by…
Matthew Fox on Covid19: ‘The approach that Iceland has chosen to take is a risky strategy’
Èric Lluent / Reykjavík Matthew Fox is Professor of Epidemiology and Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health. We interviewed him today to talk about the Covid19 pandemic in Iceland and the way Icelandic government is handling the outbreak. Q. The government of Iceland has stated that the…
[Opinion] Covid19 in Iceland: last call for responsible actions
Èric Lluent / Reykjavík Photo: Èric Lluent The new number of infected by Covid19 in Iceland right now is 330. Yesterday, this number was 250. Two days ago, 199. In the meanwhile, Icelandic government has decided to keep welcomeming tourists from all the high-risk areas around the World, keeping kindergarten, primary schools,…
[Opinion] Þetta reddast: the way Iceland is handling the Covid19 crisis
Èric Lluent / Reykjavík The Icelandic expression Þetta reddast means ‘it will all work out okay’ and is useful to understand how Icelanders face life: being positive, thinking about the present. In general, Icelanders think short term and do not like to plan too much. The outstanding banking collapse in 2008 is…
