There is at least one person in isolation in almost every postcode in the capital area, where more than half of the isolated population lives in Reykjavík, RÚV reports.
Civil protection committees in rural areas regularly publish figures on the numbers in isolation and quarantine in each postcode, but this has not been done in the capital area. RÚV requested these figures from the National Commissioner of Police to see how the infection spreads throughout the capital area.
At the beginning of the epidemic, it was not recommended to specify exactly in which areas the infection was diagnosed, but in April, the Directorate of Health allowed this information to be made public as it was in everyone ‘s interest to know the situation in each place. at any time.
Over 500 infections can be attributed to only two group infections in the capital area; one in a boxing hall in Kópavogur and one from a nightclub in Reykjavík. Of the 1,170 in isolation, 1,016 live in Reykjavík and of the more than three thousand in quarantine, 2,400 also live in Reykjavík.
There are now 211 isolated in Kópavogur, 125 in Hafnarfjörður, 71 in Garðabær, 54 in Mosfellsbær and 15 in Seltjarnarnes. When the numbers are examined by postcode, 118 are isolated within 105, Hlíðahverfi. 98 people are isolated in 200, Kópavogur. The lowest proportions in terms of population are postal codes 103 and 107.
Stricter rules were introduced in the capital area on October 7, where the one-meter rule was extended to two meters, pubs, nightclubs, swimming pools, cinemas and gyms were closed and people were encouraged to wear masks in shops. At this point, the spread of the epidemic was described as “exponential” with an incidence of infection 3. Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason submitted a memorandum to the Minister of Health proposing that these restrictions be extended by two or three weeks.
Source: The Nordic Page