Oscar-Nominated ‘Húsavík’ Recorded in Húsavík Auglýsingin endar eftir 5 sekúndur.
Áfram 5 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga , was recorded in Húsavík, North Iceland, over the weekend, Morgunblaðið reports. The song, written by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson, has been nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Original Song. The film, directed by David Dobkin, was shot in Húsavík and stars Will Ferrell, who wrote the script, and Rachel McAdams. See our earlier report here . Molly Sandén, surrounded by the girls. Photo/Örlygur Hnefill
COVID-19 Symptoms Linger for Months, Study Reveals Hilma Hólm, cardiologist. Photo/Eggert Jóhannesson Vala Hafstað Thirty-two percent of people diagnosed with COVID-19 still suffered serious symptoms five to 11 months after falling ill, Morgunblaðið reports. A loss of smell and taste is strongly associated with a COVID-19 infection, but improves with time. Those are the results of research done by cardiologist Hilma Hólm and statistician Erna Ívarsdóttir on the long-term effects of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, presented at an informative meeting, held by deCode Genetics in Reykjavík yesterday. Two additional studies were presented at the meeting.
Sequence Analysis Helps Trace COVID-19 Infections Kári Stefánsson, CEO of deCode Genetics, at yesterday s meeting. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Vala Hafstað An informative meeting was held yesterday by deCode Genetics do discuss the results of several studies. Mbl.is interviewed the company’s CEO, Kári Stefánsson, following the meeting. Kári explains the essential role sequence analysis has played in tracing infections in Iceland, and that deCode Genetics has in essence established a criteria that can be used for tracing infections in general. He states that deCode Genetics has done sequence analysis of samples from every person infected with COVID-19 in Iceland, enabling scientists to trace how the virus has spread.
Sharp Increase in Number of New COVID-19 Cases in Iceland From Jörfi preschool, Reykjavík. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Vala Hafstað
Thirteen new domestic cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland on Saturday, and preliminary figures suggest that more than 20 new domestic cases were confirmed in the country yesterday.
[UPDATE: A total of 27 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed yesterday. All except two were in quarantine when diagnosed.]
Only a few days have passed since rules on public gatherings were relaxed, allowing a maximum of 20 people to gather instead of ten.
The new cases have been traced to a man who violated quarantine rules after having arrived from Poland at the end of March,