As per Iceland’s government announcement all individuals wishing to travel to Iceland from February 19 and on will be obliged to show negative results of the PCR test, not older than 72 hours, before boarding, Also the recent measure is added to the double screening process, which requires all travelers to submit a PCR test when entering the nation and the 5-day necessary quarantine keep, and then a second PCR test.
Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir stated that requiring passengers a negative result of the Coronavirus test helps reduce the further transmission of the disease.
“Many nations in Europe have already introduced similar measures, and we’ve got already announced plans to allow travelers from low-risk nations to bypass quarantine measures from May 1 on the condition that they present a negative PCR test prior to boarding,” she pointed out.
Jakobsdóttir considers that requiring negative results of the PCR test before boarding is an effective method, especially as now individuals have adequate access to such testing in many European nations.
According to Iceland’s government statement, the domestic two-week incidence rate stands at 1.9 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir stressed that the additional preventive measures carry the possibility to relax the domestic measures sooner and permit the nation’s authorities “to start taking gradual steps towards normalcy whereas keeping utmost cautions.”
Authorities in Iceland beforehand introduced that from January 15 till May 1, all persons reaching Iceland’s territory would have to undergo a PCR test when entering the nation and stay self-isolated for a period of 5 – 6 days and then experience a second testing process. If both test results are negative, they would be eligible to leave quarantine.
The latest determination is a part of Iceland’s authorities’ efforts to tighten its COVID-19 preventive measures and halt the spread of the virus.
