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iluvtennis

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4. They tested, iosloated, and did contact tracing - those are the keys!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2020, 04:17 PM

May 2020

Iceland’s success is partly testament to its tiny population — just 360,000 people. But it also reflects decisive action by authorities, who used a rigorous policy of testing and tracking to find and isolate infected people, even when they had no symptoms.

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With testing, Iceland claims major success against COVID-19 [View all] Omaha Steve May 2020 OP

New Brunswick, province in Canada w greater pop than Iceland, has 14 days without a single new case. Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #1

"The tiny North Atlantic nation". PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #2

I love Iceland's government. BComplex May 2020 #3

They tested, iosloated, and did contact tracing - those are the keys! iluvtennis May 2020 #4

Iceland's population is 365,000 Politicub May 2020 #5

A news story yesterday intimated that is is densely packed inner cities that spread the virus. Hestia May 2020 #6