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The Director of Health and the Chief Epidemiologist wish to reiterate in a letter to parents/guardians how important it is that children in nursery and primary schools continue their school attendance despite the limits placed on school activities.
Everyone is aware of the necessity of curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The object of actions is to increase the likelihood that the healthcare system will be able to care for all those who are infected by COVID-19 in Iceland while being able to handle other emergency services at the same time.
In the opinion of the Chief Epidemiologist, the likelihood of infection from small children is considerably less than from adults as investigations in Iceland and in the other Nordic countries have shown that infection in children is rare. One may surmise, therefore, that there is no reason to further limit school activities for quarantine purposes.
The situation is being closely monitored and the Director of Health and the Chief Epidemiologist would like to issue the following message to school principals, teachers and the staff of the schools and the parents of students in nursery and primary schools.