COVID-19 pandemic in the Faroe Islands
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of Denmark, in March 2020. The confirmed infection rate was 1 case per 280 inhabitants, one of the highest rates in the world, but the archipelago also tested at a very high frequency, with the number of tests equalling c. 34 per cent of the population (one of the highest in the world, per capita).[5] The vast majority of the confirmed cases have been asymptomatic or mild; a few were admitted to hospital,[6] and none have died.[4] Among the initial 187 cases, the last person recovered on 8 May.[4][7] After almost two months with no known cases, one was confirmed on 4 July when a person tested positive at the entry into the territory,[8] and on 19 July, a family of three were tested positive at their entry.[9] On 24 and 25 July 23 crew members from the Russian trawler AK-0749 Karelia docking in Klaksvík tested Covid-19 positive, the testing happened after two crew members were hospitalized with corona-like symptoms. 8 Faroese people who had been in contact with the crew were quarantined.[10] On 26 July Karelia left the Faroe Islands.[11] On 28 July six sailors from the Lithuanian cargo vessel Cassiopea, which was docked next to the Russian trawler Karelia in Klaksvík tested Covid 19 positive[12] and two days later another five from the crew tested positive. The ship left the Faroe Islands in the evening on 30 July 2020.[13]
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Faroe Islands |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China (globally), Paris, France (origin of first Faroese case)[1] |
| Index case | Tórshavn |
| Arrival date | 4 March 2020 (5 months and 2 weeks) |
| Date | March 2020 –May 2020;[2] July 2020[3]–present |
| Confirmed cases | 377[4] |
| Active cases | 142[4] |
| Recovered | 235[4] |
Deaths | 0[4] |
| Government website | |
| corona | |
Overview
The significant salmon farming on the islands requires test equipment to check for Salmon isavirus, which was repurposed in 2009 against the Pandemic H1N1/09 virus. The equipment was adapted to test for COVID-19, and ready by February 2020 to test 600 per day instead of waiting days for samples to be sent to Denmark for testing.[14] The islands employed the usual epidemic strategy of testing, disease surveillance and tracking disease cases,[15] which have been abandoned in most countries because their health care system has been overwhelmed. The Faroe Islands, like Iceland, is seen as an exception due to its large testing capacity relative to its population size; a miniature laboratory with lessons on how to handle the disease.[16] Researchers perform DNA analysis of the virus strains.[17] The islands were preparing for a possible second wave of infections,[18] which started in July and August 2020. On 4 July and 18 July there were first one and then three cases imported by tourist. On 24, 27 and 29 July there were 32 cases amongst foreign sailors, which left the Faroe Islands again. On 3 August there was the first two cases of a row of daily cases where all or most of the infected persons were either Faroese people who had been abroad or Faroese people who live else where and visited their families.[19]
Timeline
Below is a detailed description of how the virus spread according to news media in the Faroe Islands. Results were announced in the morning. These results were from swabs taken the day before.
March
4 March
On 4 March 2020, the Faroe Islands had its first confirmed case, a man who on 24 February[20] returned home from a conference in Paris, France. He had mild symptoms, and was placed in home quarantine.[1][21]
6 March
On 6 March, a second case was confirmed.[22] The second confirmed case was a woman returning home from Northern Italy. She returned home on 3 March and went in quarantine at Hotel Vágar.[23]
There was much news coverage on the field trips of 300 students and teachers to France, because Glasir (Tórshavn College) decided to cancel the trip because of the COVID-19 outbreak, especially after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark had changed France from a green area to a yellow area, meaning that the recommendation went from "Be attentive" to "Be extra cautious."[24]
12 March
The society slows down. Following the announcement on the evening of Wednesday 11 March, that Denmark would be shutting down, the Faroese government had a press conference on Thursday morning at 9:00 am announcing the measures that would be put in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the Faroe Islands. The recommendations were as follows:
- All international travel is strongly discouraged, unless absolutely necessary
- All municipalities are urged to take measures regarding passenger cruise ships on their way to the Faroe Islands
- Anyone arriving in the Faroe Islands from overseas must take the utmost precaution and stay at home
- Restrictions on visitors to hospitals and nursing homes will apply. Further guidelines will be issued by the health and local council authorities
- The school system, including tertiary, secondary and primary schools, will close. Students and pupils will wherever possible have access to remote teaching.
- Children's activity centres, preschools and day care facilities will also close. Childcare will be offered to those who, for particular reasons, are not able to have their children at home during working hours.
- All employees in the public sector who do not deal with the most essential services should work from home. Staff will receive further instructions from their respective directors.
- Measures have already been taken in the private sector to guard against infection.
- Bars, venues and restaurants are urged to close by 22:00 for the next two weeks.
Shortly after this announcement, Smyril Line announced that they would stop transporting passengers. They would allow the last passengers to get home, but with measures to prevent infected people to get on board, such as vetting them and checking their temperature, before they were allowed entry.[25][26]
13 March
On 13 March, the third case was confirmed.[27] There were 23 tests made the day before, and the only positive one was a woman who came from Denmark on 9 March.[28] The woman went to work in a kindergarten in Klaksvík on 10 March, which meant that her coworkers, children, children's parents and grandparents, as well as her friends were quarantined. Around 100 people were quarantined.[29]
On Friday evening, two new cases were confirmed, but these results belong to the statistics for confirmed cases on Saturday.
The fourth Faroe Islander was confirmed positive. This person was a student at Glasir, Tórshavn College, and he or she was infected on a study tour to Portugal. The students had not been to school since they returned from their trip.[30]
The fifth infected Faroe Islander arrived from Edinburgh, but it was not known when he arrived to the Faroe Islands. He was above 30 and from Tórshavn.[31][32]
14 March
On 14 March, there were six new confirmed cases, bringing the total up to nine.[33] This was the result of testing 100 people the day before.[34]
15 March
On 15 March, there were two confirmed cases, bringing the total count up to 11. On this date it was confirmed that 7 of the 11 infected were infected in other countries, while two were infected by people who already tested positive and were in quarantine. Altogether there had been administered 327 tests.[35] The two people who were infected in the Faroe Islands were staff at the kindergarten in Klaksvík where the infected woman worked.[36] By 15 March 327 people had been tested and 122 people were in quarantine.[35]
Before business resumed on Monday, the Faroese government announced four ways they would help businesses get through this crisis.[37]
- The government will pay companies back the salary of people who have been asked by the government to be in quarantine. People who can work from home are not covered.
- If companies need to decrease the amount of hours their employees work, the Faroese Employment Office will provide the lost income at a percentage of the maximum payment.
- Companies can pay their VAT 3 months late.
- The Danish Growth Fund can assist small and medium-sized companies with financing of operations.
16 March
On 16 March, seven new cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 18. These seven positive results came out of 190 tests made the day before, which means that there were 517 tests administered altogether.[38]
The biggest banks in the Faroe Islands, Betri banki and BankNordik announced that they would grant private and commercial clients respite for 6 months.[39][40]
17 March
On 17 March 29 new cases were confirmed, expanding the total number to 47. There were 190 tests administered the day before, bringing the total number of tests for COVID-19 to 703.[41]
The Faroese Epidemic Commission advised people not to gather in groups. They said that no more than 10 people should be together at once, inside or outside.[42]
The Chief Medical Officer in the Faroe Islands announced that at this point, most people have been infected within the Faroe Islands. Most of the infected live in Tórshavn or Klaksvík.[43] Klaksvíkar sjúkrahús started to test for COVID-19, making it easier for people in Eysturoy and the Northern Islands to get tested.[44]
Three employees at the National Hospital of the Faroe Islands were confirmed positive, bringing the total number of infected employees at this hospital to four.[45]
Scandinavian Airlines stopped flying to the Faroe Islands on 17 March.[46] The same day was the last day that Atlantic Airways was transporting passengers on their flights. Now they are only flying essential personnel and patients between Vagar Airport and Copenhagen Airport.[47]
18 March
On 18 March 11 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total up to 58. 933 people have now been tested altogether, so 230 tests were administered on Tuesday, and 247 people are in quarantine.[48]
The person who was first confirmed infected was confirmed recovered on 18 March. He and his family had been in quarantine at home, but they were now relieved from quarantine. They are all tested negative. He first started to show symptoms on 29 February and the people he had been in contact with, who were quarantined at home or at Hotel Vágar, have also been relieved from quarantine.[49]
Magn and Effo announced that they would close all gas station shops on Thursday 19 March in order to limit the spread of the virus. It was still possible to buy gasoline and diesel with credit card, as it was only the shops that were closed.[50]
Several ferries restricted the number of passengers.[51]
19 March
On 19 March 14 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total up to 72. 1,221 people have now been tested altogether, meaning that there were 288 people tested on Wednesday.[52]
On this day, many volunteers signed up to work at hospitals and nursing homes. 150 people signed up to help in the hospital, in case the hospital system would need extra staff. 93 people signed up to help nursing homes in two municipalities. People who volunteered were medical students, retired nurses, nurse students, assistant nurse students, health visitor students, and educators from kindergartens that were closed anyway.[53][54][55]
The second Faroe Islander was declared recovered from COVID-19. It was the woman who had been in quarantine in Hotel Vágar and who was the second Faroe Islander to be confirmed infected.[56]
20 March
By March 20, 8 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total up to 80. 420 people were tested on Thursday 19 March, bringing the total number of administered tests to 1,641. The third infected person was confirmed recovered. More than 675 people were in quarantine on this day.[57] The Social Services system reported that it was operational, with reserve staff available. No users had been infected.[58]
On a press conference held on 20 March it was announced that all the changes the government had previously implemented for two weeks would last until 13 April, which was Easter Monday.[59]
On this day, Betri, a Faroese bank, insurance company and pension provider decided to donate DKK 10 million (equivalent of US$1.4 million) to Sjúkrahúsverk Føroya (the Faroese Hospital Service). The money was to be used for equipment and supplies that would help fight the coronavirus.[60]
5,000 people were expected to join the special crisis system set up within ASL, the Faroese Employment Office, on Monday, where they would get paid up to DKK 20,000 DKK a month. If 5,000 people would join, it was expected that this special system would cost DKK 108 million per month.[61] For example, around 180 people working for Atlantic Airways were signed up for this system, since the national airline had cancelled all commercial flights and would only be handling three flights per week between Vágar and Copenhagen. The airline would primarily be flying patients and Faroe Islanders who were working abroad.[62]
21 March
On 21 March there were 12 new confirmed cases, bringing the total up to 92. It was also announced that so far, no one in the Faroe Islands had died from the coronavirus pandemic. Above 600 people were in quarantine.[63] 11 people were confirmed to have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recovered people up to 14. This means that 14 people out of the 92 infected have recovered, leaving 78 people still infected. There had been made 301 tests the day before, bringing the total number of tests administered to 1942.[64] The national broadcasting showed a collage video of people singing together safely from individual homes as a way of keeping up spirits.[65]
The gender split is equal among the people tested positive.[66]
Exports declined by 100 million DKK in March 2020 compared to March 2019.[67]
April
Some lockdown measures were eased on 9 April,[68] however church services remained closed.[69] Commercial activity for aviation, tourism and other areas were challenged.[70][71][72] The salmon industry saw increased demand but struggled to attract applicants laid off from other industries.[73][74] The quarantine reduced the spread of both COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.[75]
May
More lockdown measures were eased in early May,[76][77] with most being removed by mid-May.[78][79] The government declared the islands "Corona free" on 9 May,[80][81] crediting the community spirit of the population.[82]
July
After almost two months with no known cases, one was confirmed on 4 July when a person tested positive at the entry into the territory; the person was placed in quarantine. The person had had COVID-19 earlier and recovered. It was suspected that the positive test only was the result of remnants of the earlier infection (as known from some earlier cases), making it unlikely that the person could infect others. As a precaution, further testing (including antibody test) was performed,[83] which confirmed that it was not a new infection.[9] On 9 July, the islands were again considered free of Corona.[4]
On 19 July, a foreign family of three were tested positive at their entry into the Faroe Islands; they were placed in quarantine.[9]
On 24 July, a crew member on the Russian trawler AK-0749 Karelia docking in Klaksvík had tested Covid-19 positive, and later the same day another crew member was hospitalised with corona-like symptoms. On the following day 30 crew members of 77 were tested, including the 2 hopitalized and 23 of these tested Covid 19 positive. 8 Faroese people have been in contact with the crew and were quarantined.[10] On 26 July Karelia left the Faroe Islands.[11] Faroese authorities had urged the ship’s captain to return to Russia immediately due to the possibility of some of the infected sailors needing urgent treatment, but in stead the trawler was heading for further fishing in NEAFC (North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission) waters northeast of the Faroe Islands.[84]
On 28 July all 23 crew members from the Lithuanian cargo ship Cassiopea, which was docked next to the Russian trawler Karelia in Klaksvík were tested, and six of them got a positive result. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the Faroe Islands to 220, and the number of active cases to 32, all 32 cases are foreigners, 29 sailors and 3 tourists. Even though most of them had left the islands, they would remain listed as active cases in the Faroe Islands for two weeks.[12]
On 30 July another five sailors aboard Cassiopea test positive for COVID-19. This means that a total of 11 crew members from Cassiopea have tested positive, and that the Faroe Islands on that day had 37 active cases registered. The crew were told to stay on the ship.[85] Later that day Cassiopea left the Faroe Islands with most of its crew[13] heading for Las Palmas.[86] Four sailors from Cassiopea remained in the Faroe Islands, three of them which had been tested positive were isolated in a hotel and the fourth who was tested negative was quarantined also in a hotel.[87]
August
On August 4 2020 two cases of COVID-19 were discovered in the Faroe Islands, the two cases were the first cases of non-imported cases in four months, and at the same time it was also reported that a Dane had been tested positive at Copenhagen Airport after returning from a trip to the Faroe Islands. All three had been attending the national festival Ólavsøka where many people gathered in Tórshavn.[88] On the following day 5 August an additional 14 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed. On 6 August 38 cases were found, which was a new Faroese record.[89] A lot of people wanted to be tested and lined up in their cars outside the National Hospital in Tórshavn as well as in front of the other two hospitals in Klaksvík and Tvøroyri, leading to traffic jam. On 8 August 4541 people were tested on one day. In the weekend from 6 to 9 August 10.252 tests were conducted, which means 19,5% of the Faroe people were tested for Covid 19.[90] 16 cases were found from test taken on 7 August, 11 were found on 8 August and six cases were found on Sunday 9 August.
Data overview
Below is an overview of the data presented above.
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