Covid vaccine “five weeks away”

The first people in the Faroes will most likely be vaccinated within five weeks, the Prime Minister announced yesterday.

He did not specify a date, but he said that further details will be announced soon, possibly as early as this week.

”If we get the vaccine within the next five weeks, as we now have reason to believe, we should regard this as a major motivation for acting responsibly and thus guard ourselves against the virus over the holiday season,” he said.

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Two new Covid cases were registered yesterday, bringing the total number of active cases up to 24.

No-one is currently receiving hospital treatment for Covid-19, and according to the latest figures, 107 people are now in quarantine.

Over the past week, the daily numbers of positive tests have been as follows: 5, 0, 1, 5, 3, 0 and 2.

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

Translated by prosa.fo