Fourteen new Covid-19 cases

Fourteen new Covid-19 cases were registered this morning.

This brings the total number of positive tests in the Faroes to 241, 192 of which have recovered.

There are currently 49 registered active Covid-19 cases, but 32 of these were foreign sailors, who have now left the country.

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Seventy-three people have been put into quarantine, and one person is currently receiving treatment at the National Hospital’s Covid-19 ward.

The chief medical officer is urging the public to be on high alert and respect the social distancing and hygiene guidelines.

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

Translated by prosa.fo