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…
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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…
Blaming Tourists, The New Summer Trend In Iceland
Èric Lluent / Reykjavík If you have been following Icelandic media and its Facebook pages lately, I am sure you realized that the new summer trend is to blame tourists. For some is like the new main problem of this nation. Tourists pooping on the side of the road, tourists sleeping in Harpa, tourists driving…
