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COVID-19: Restrictions on sizes of gatherings and certain school activities applying from 20 October 2020

October 21, 2020

New regulations have taken effect laying down restrictions on the size of gatherings and certain...

COVID-19: Stricter rules to combat infection in the metropolitan area

October 07, 2020

The Minister of Health has accepted the recommendations of the Chief Epidemiologist for stricter...

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Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health since November 30th 2017. Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík South Constituency since 2009. Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Left-Green Movement 2013-2017.
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COVID-19: Restrictions on sizes of gatherings and certain school activities applying from 20 October 2020

COVID-19: Stricter rules to combat infection in the metropolitan area

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