Víðir Reynisson, police chief, says the fight against the coronavirus is far from complete, despite better times ahead in the country. We still have a long way to go, and Víðir says we need to get involved in the international fight against the virus.
“Covid won’t end anywhere until it ends everywhere. We have to realize that it is June 2021. We look forward to vaccinating most of the nation with at least the first dose, possibly all those who can be vaccinated in a few weeks “- said Víðir on the Bítin show on Radio Bylgjan.
“At the same time, the World Health Organization says that if vaccination goes well in many places around the world, we will vaccinate 10% of the world’s population by the end of the year. We also have a great responsibility to the international community of which we are a member ”.
He also added that it is normal that we focus on ourselves at first, but when everyone else in this country will be vaccinated, the battle will move beyond the country.
“We must take responsibility and participate in vaccinations in all countries. We must use the vaccine and the financial opportunities we have to help deliver vaccines to all countries where vaccination is progressing very slowly “ Says Víðir.
He said it was for him that if the vast majority, or at least a large proportion of, people in all societies do not get vaccinated, there is a risk that the virus will spread somewhere and a new mutation will arise.
“Just now they exist variants of the virus for which it is not known if the vaccine works. This seems to be the case in the cases we are seeing now, but we must remain vigilant and continue to fight the virus in the international community, even if the fight goes beyond our borders. “.
Since the students finished the school year, nThere are no group infections after the weekend.
“It’s been fourteen days since we introduced the loosening, and we don’t see any setbacks yet. If yesterday’s data is as it seems to me, it is very positive “ He said.
Added on the weekend after the restrictions are relaxed did not take place no group infection, even though many young people left high school and there were parties all over the city.
“The anxiety we felt about the weekend after graduation was because we were dealing with a huge group of young people who had not been vaccinated.” Said Víðir.
“In fact, many young people were vaccinated early because of their summer jobs. This, of course, helps to break the chain of infections. ‘
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Source: Yle