Don’t Touch Your Face: Iceland
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People walk across frozen Tjornin, a lake in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Dec. 7, 2017. Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images
On today’s episode: What the world can learn from Iceland’s strategy of widespread testing.
Iceland has one of the highest per capita rates of coronavirus infections of any country in the world. That’s not because of bad luck but because of widespread testing that has revealed that as many as half of the people who test positive for the virus have no symptoms at all.
On today’s episode, we look at what can be learned from the Icelandic approach of widespread testing. Don’t Touch Your Face host Amy Mackinnon is joined by Jelena Ciric, a journalist with the Iceland Review.
Further Reading
If you’re interested in learning more about Iceland’s approach to the coronavirus, here’s our recommended reading.
“Why Iceland’s approach to coronavirus testing may be better than America’s,” Fortune
“Everyone In Iceland Can Get Tested For The Coronavirus. Here’s How The Results Could Help All Of Us.” BuzzFeed
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