Another three new Covid cases

Yesterday’s 941 Covid tests yielded three positive results.

None of these were registered among students and staff at the three Tórshavn institutions that have been temporarily shut down following a Covid scare.

Almost 300 people were tested yesterday at the temporary test station set up inside the Glasir building, and a further 1,400 are being tested today. All these tests are expected to be completed this afternoon.

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Fifteen staff members and about 100 students at the Skúlin á Fløtum unit in Gundadalur, Tórshavn, were tested last night, as were staff and children at the Norðasta Horn daycare centre. No positive tests were registered.

Follow-up tests of all these people will be conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, and everyone tested is being urged to stay home until they receive the results.

The total number of active Covid cases now stands at 24. No-one is receiving Covid treatment in hospital, and 94 people are now listed as being in quarantine.

Testing schedule

This week’s Covid testing schedule is as follows:

Tórshavn, Eirargarður:

Weekdays: 5pm-7pm.

Saturday: 1pm-3pm.

Klaksvík, Víkarvegur:

Wednesday and Friday: 9am-11am.

Tvøroyri, Trongisvágs skúli:

Tuesday and Wednesday: 8am-10am.

Friday: 9am-12noon.

No prescription required

Testing at hospitals is free of charge and no GP prescription is required.

Everyone who joins the queue during the opening hours will be tested.

For further information about Covid-19 in the Faroes, visit corona.fo.

Translated by prosa.fo