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Type of Intervention: Case identification, contact tracing and related measures
Sectors Involved: Enhance detection system
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency:
Overview: Targeted testing began on January 31, 2020, and involved persons who were deemed to be at high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Included in this group were mainly persons who were already symptomatic (cough, fever, body aches, and shortness of breath) and who were returning to Iceland from countries or regions that were classified by the health authorities as being at high risk or who had been in contact with infected persons.
Full details here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2006100