WASHINGTON: Iceland has provided a textbook example of how to get out ahead of a looming pandemic - per capita, it has tested more people for ...
WASHINGTON: Iceland has provided a textbook example of how to get out ahead of a looming pandemic - per capita, it has tested more people for coronavirus than any other country on earth and it got started a month before the first case was even confirmed in the tiny Nordic island nation.
It found that as of late March, 13.3 per cent of more than 9,000 people who were screened tested positive. The first case of infection was confirmed on Feb 28. As of right now Iceland has carried out tests on 36,000 people, which is 10 per cent of its population.That makes it by far the world leader in testing per capita - 10 times more than South Korea, which has won much praise around the world for acting quickly to test its people as the virus spread. South Korea has conducted 10 tests per 1,000 inhabitants, according to the website Our World in Data.
Unlike other countries, Iceland refrained from closing its day care facilities and elementary schools. High schools and universities did shut down Mar 16, followed by swimming pools, sports arenas, movie theaters, bars and restaurants.
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