After a period of robust growth, Iceland's economy is slowing down according to an economic outlook for the years 2018–2020 published by Arion Research in April 2018. Goods exports are expected to rise, although foreign tourism will take longer to gain momentum. Millions and millions of Americans have this. It’ll be worth seeing how they deal with this, since you can’t really sell thousands and thousands of seats to Iceland per day filled with tourists if you can only process 500 tests per day, since the testing on arrival is a major draw here. It’s an option. Time elapsed 5:00:00. Fly all the way to Iceland, get tested and then find out the person in the next row from you was positive and now you are stuck in a foreign country for quarantine and possibly having insurance issues. I’m not getting on any plane anytime soon if at all. I will accept your statement is true if you can provide a credible source. 1. 2) The rank that you see is the CIA reported rank, which may have the following issues: After a year of subdued growth in 2019, following the failure of one of Iceland's biggest air carriers, 2020 is likely to bring a severe contraction as the novel coronavirus significantly depresses tourism, one of Iceland's largest industries. The lockdown is only dispersing death into the future, not lowering the fatality rate. 341,243. see live. The current inventory stands at 10,000 sets. Your email address will not be published. Not according to the CDC. However, the old schedule is still bookable if the flight is more than a week out. How would you like it if you were deathly ill thinking “oh, maybe I should have taken it seriously?”. What then?   a) They assign increasing rank number, alphabetically for countries with the same value of the ranked item, whereas we assign them the same rank. 180. What happens if you ended up positive when landed in Iceland? And testing just doesn’t men anything. It seems more likely than not that in a random sample of 182 people,… someone will test positive. Problems; Documentation; Log in; Start 2020-03-21 03:00 AKDT Beta 2020. So, what exactly is the impressive part of how they are opening up to tourists? Page last updated on January 27, 2020 Disputes - international: Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority filed a suit against Iceland, claiming the country violated the Agreement on the European Economic Area in failing to pay minimum compensation to Icesave … It, unfortunately, appears to be in direct conflict with numerous reliable sources of information. Do they send you right back (Will Icelandair transport a known Covid 19 positive person)? [7] Guest contributors have included Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Lara Trump.”, Then don’t have to worry about 14 day quarantines or anyone running out of a free test, If you'd like to participate in the discussion, please adhere to our commenting guidelines. Or will they put you in a hospital until you test negative? But here’s a fact: the world has a population of nearly 7,800,000,000 people. This will change in mid-June when Europe starts to open up. End 2020-03-21 08:00 AKDT The end is near! The documented CFAR is barely 7% and, as evidenced by all the mask-wearing, orders of magnitudes more people have the virus or think they have the virus and are not reporting, not testing, or are asymptomatic. Check your facts. If you hold an appropriate certificate, you do not need to have a PCR test to board your flight to Iceland. Not true, fake news. If the later, who will pay for the hospital bill? It comes down to how quickly they can replenish their testing kits. No way am I risking 14 days of quarantine hell in Reykjavik. Robert Hanson says: @DB – I suggest that YOU check your facts. Page last updated on January 27, 2020 Economy - overview: Iceland's economy combines a capitalist structure and free-market principles with an extensive welfare system. Countries opening up do have a significant issue with the origins of their visitors. Iceland suspends whaling again in summer 05.05.2020. Am I missing something here? PopulationPyramid.net Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100. Iceland's economy has been diversifying into manufacturing … Iceland being limited to processing tests for 500 people per day seems like a major hurdle to overcome, especially since they want to get prompt results to prevent the spread of COVID-19. You have a major underlying condition if you only are diabetic. , Fatality rate if you become infected is .27%, https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/05/24/new-cdc-study-on-coronavirus-should-seal-the-deal-on-debate-concerning-reopening-the-country-n2569367?utm_content=buffer93af2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3PiIbMTpK3ydH5E0x0J8_ueaZr7VATWftL-I7cFliDDwf-0pWQ1QOEuyI. It’s not meant to serve specifically you, it’s not meant to open the country to widespread tourism, and it’s not meant for the convenience of a tourist. It seems like you can possibly stay in a hospital for more than 2,3 weeks. Iceland’s International Arrivals COVID-19 Testing Problem May 26, 2020 by Ben 50 Iceland is expected to open to tourists from around the world as of June 15, 2020, though it appears to me that there may be one major logistical issue. My negative test is rendered meaningless as soon as you allow an untested passenger on my flight. Lucky shouldn’t go yet. I would think very high…especially coming from New York or Boston. Politics | March 5th 2021 The pandemic, lockdowns and democracy . A working group has been appointed to figure out the process for testing international arrivals, and that group submitted a report yesterday. For example, it assigns unemployment rates in increasing order, whereas we rank them in decreasing order. Can you provide one? If you test positive, you are infectious for a max of 11 days. More dying or less? Presumably travel insurance still won’t cover COVID care, so will they be provided free care under Iceland’s public health system? it will magically disappear!”) The owner “targets audiences interested in Christian values and what it describes as ‘family-themed content and conservative values.'”. Editorial Disclosure: The editorial content on this page is not provided by any entity mentioned herein. Such an extrapolation fails to consider countless factors…like deaths due to other causes, vaccines, long-term antibody creation, and the onset of new and different comorbidities. You can find information on the next flights here: If you really wanted to do this I don’t know why you wouldn’t get a test stateside before going (which are getting easier and easier to procure). The minority party insisted that one of its members fill the position. Or what happens if 5 or 6 people get infected and then go off and become asymptomatic spreaders? The powers of the president are similar to those of other heads of state in western European democracies. Iceland is planning for a summer tourist season as of June 15, 2020, and the country seems to be going about it in a rather responsible way. It will be opened to all kinds of fraud. It’s NOWHERE near 1%. A 0.27% death rate projects forward to a million deaths in the U.S.?!? The Spanish Flu killed over two orders of magnitude more people than COVID-19. He travels about 400,000 miles a year, primarily using miles and points to enhance his first class experiences. Sure, it’s better than just squeezing into a middle seat to Rio, but based on the behavior we see every day from some idiots, Iceland is going to start seeing their stellar record tarnished as clueless Trump voters start arriving and spreading the virus. Almost 100 million Americans have this. Not yet started. Currently there are only two known active cases in Iceland. Iceland store introduces early hour for elderly for them to shop. Until the US eases its travel restrictions we will probably continue to see only 2-3 weekly flights between BOS-KEF. If they are willing to accept that, why even test? Death rates don’t project forward. Problems; Documentation; Log in; Start 2020-03-21 03:00 AKDT Alfa 2020. The official tourism website for Iceland, Inspired by Iceland, Visit Iceland, Iceland, Iceland tourism, come and be inspired by iceland Why are the lives of 352,000 people so much more valuable to you than those of 9,000,000?!? Of course, if you are not elderly, with major comorbidities, it becomes much less problematic. Gas output is also more then in start of the eruption. Ever think about that. Please view our advertising policy page for additional details about our partners. But lets see how this one goes. This is fascinating insight you’ve mysteriously gained, particularly since the first COVID-19 diagnosis was only in November 2019. Otherwise, what happens if somebody tests positive on arrival at KEF? 91.1% of the residents of Iceland are Icelandic citizens and 15.7% are foreign-born. Iceland Declares All Religions Are Mental Disorders January 21, 2020 Andrew Hall Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! I respect the thought and transparency that Iceland is putting into welcoming back tourists. And while Icelanders don’t generally perceive the environment to be the foremost problem faced by the nation, it does rank among what Icelanders see as their country’s top five challenges. @iceman: thank you for your detailed response. So Many questions! Have high blood pressure controlled by pills and you are at a higher risk of dying from Covid-19. With that small amount of tests, they are not ready. Hey guys! May 26, 2020 at 2:40 pm. 60,000 bonus points | 3x at supermarkets, restaurants, & gas stations, Earn 80,000 bonus points | 2X points on travel and dining. Output is set to contract by almost 8% in 2020, but is projected to expand by around 3% per annum in both 2021 and 2022, thanks to rising household consumption. Special attention must be given to the availability of testing kits. How was your source able to prove a hypothesis in 7 months that literally requires a lifelong observation term?!? About BenBen Schlappig (aka Lucky) is a travel consultant, blogger, and avid points collector. If they were to be limited to 500 tests per day that would last them 20 days. Speaking of which, does your babysitter know you have access to the Internet?!? They’re not major comborbidities and it takes multiple of them combined to pose a threat. Seems like there are more questions than answers. [20] Iceland has a mixed economy with high levels of free trade and government intervention. I also want to warn that these tests have to take place in individual booths or else it can easily spread to other passengers. This was our plan. Yearly Change + 0.65% Global Share . 69 (2018). Unlike in America, where talk about the economy has trumped the fact that nearly 100,000 people have died. By the time we have more regular flights between the US and Iceland I expect them to have stopped testing every single passenger from Europe, this is of course assuming the infection rates remains very low, and moved onto some kind of randomized or focused testing. Real power rests with the 63-member parliament, the Althingi (Althing). The major problem is (as others have pointed out), what happens when someone on the flight tests positive? It was one of the best trips I've been on so far. Personally I’m much more comfortable with the thought of traveling to places that are taking appropriate precautions, countries where the COVID-19 crisis has been handled well, and places where social distancing and being outdoors is easy. Nothing to laugh at. Or are you deliberately lying as your ilk often do? stateless persons: Mailing List - See more. After reading this, we have reconsidered. Iceland perhaps should be more realistic and their arrival program should begin with opening to countries with low Covid-19 cases like Norway and Denmark first, and see how they proceed. So Mr Facts, care to explain why you couldn’t be bothered to even skim read the report you’re so obsessed with? Still a significant risk to be in a metal tube (fuselage) for several hours. Why are we testing for a virus that 99.8% of people survive again? Iceland. No. excessive. For example, two of my biggest questions include: Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has today released an update regarding COVID-19 testing for international arrivals. About getting a test in the US, there are still significant hurdles here in many parts of the countries to get a test, especially you have to get the test a day or two before departure. While I personally am happy to travel, and live in a jurisdiction that has, by dint of obedience and location, remained virtually untouched, I would be hesitant to open my doors to visitors from much of the USA or the UK. Not yet started. What happens, does everyone get quarantined or sent back? I, for one, wouldn’t have thought Americans would be on the top of the list for tourists. Note: Please see my Advertiser Disclosure. Icelandair announces these flights a few days in advance. If you fly to Iceland and they don’t have any tests available and didn’t/couldn’t get tests prior to departing for Iceland, then you’re basically going to be quarantined for 14 days once you arrive. Currently the restrictions in Europe are set to end on June 15th but I haven’t found any information on when US will start to open up for Europeans. Is the testing upon arrival a sure thing (including it being free for two weeks), or when will we know. From this report, it sounds like a total mess. I started the year off with a trip to Iceland with some friends. COVID-19 does not possess a fatality rate of higher than 1-2%. Without a lockdown, it will be significantly higher. @Lucky, I am an Icelander currently living in the US. The health authorities know that by opening up we will most likely re-introduce the virus but it is not seen as an option to remain closed until a vaccine is found. While the logic of the program makes sense, the amount of tests and other related matters remain rather murky. From here the Prime Minister will oversee the process. So here, Iceland is giving people an option if they’re willing to take it. Yea this seems like a brilliant idea. This can only work for someone who has retired, have no obligations at home and have money to pay for their possible extensive hospital stay (or be quarantined somewhere for minimally 2-3 weeks if light symptoms) before their vacation starts not to mention have to most likely pay for part of the hotel stays that they can’t use because they are quarantined somewhere else. Unless Icelandair will test people right before they get on the nonstop flight, I’m not sure it is worth the risk for vacationers to go to Iceland. Partnering with other analytical entities could increase testing capacity, the combined analytical capacity has not been assessed. Problems Name Average score … Which perhaps one cannot question here, or perhaps it was just a tech quitch, in which case no harm. I would not want to risk a positive test and the unknown of being stuck in a foreign county for an indefinite period of time on a true quarantine. You’re extrapolating mathematical trends and statistics about as intelligently as a 5 year old. Iceland - Iceland - Government and society: Iceland’s constitution, which was adopted in 1944, established a parliamentary democracy with a directly elected president as head of state. Lava output is now 50% more according to University of Iceland measurements compared to start of the eruption (19-March-2021). Most European countries plan to get rid of 14 day quarantine from July and no airport can process so many tests on arrival, so all these nice rules will be crushed by reality, these will go away as fast as they came. Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 Time elapsed 5:00:00. The travel experience is likely to be total crap and have fun with the inflated prices because all the impatient people who are going to want to travel at the very first opportunity are going to pile in. @DB – I’m interested in reading a citation for your facts. Here is a snap from Wikipedia re townhall.com: “Townhall.com features commentary by various conservative columnists and guest commentary by politicians. The report outlines possible implementation of testing procedures and practicalities, in accordance with the criteria set by the government. There is also the possibility of using deCODE Genetics in Iceland, they were analyzing up to 1500 samples per day in March and April. . Remember,… in random antibody testing 15% test positive,… meaning at some point they presumable would have tested positive in a nasal swab test. I might add I NEVER said “keeps getting censored”. Another “come overseas for a glorified house arrest, at your own expense” post. 3. Iceland's almost bankrupt economy caused the government to collapse in January 2009. We were ready to book a trip to Iceland for three weeks leaving at the end of June. As a reference the US-Canada border is closed for non-essential travel until June 22nd at least. If someone tests positive, they could have spent the last 5 hours infecting everyone else. This is my educated guess based on reading between the lines in the news coming out of Iceland. As you can see, Iceland is initially limited to 500 tests per day (this includes testing of locals, which is prioritized), and that doesn’t even nearly cover all international arrivals. Even if each Iceland Air’s 757 is capped at 60%, all the quota of the tests will be gone by the fourth or fifth early morning arrival from US East Coast, not to mention mainland Europe. Just think about that! You just need to visit Iceland at the right time of the year to experience the diverse natural beauty that this country owns. How about waiting until the US is fully open before jetting off to some other country? Required fields are marked *. Only 352,000 have died from COVID-19. At some point the tourism industry will have to restart, and I think it’s important to recognize that not all travel comes with equal risks. Strict coronavirus regulations and sales problems in Japan have made whale hunting unprofitable, the industry says. You should consider ceasing the spread of sensationalized projections and take a more objective and probabilistic approach. 5.5 million in less than half year and counting up. My opinion: neither of you could care less about the 345,000 or the 9,000,0000. This will be a large expense for most people if not covered by Iceland government. It has resulted in problems depending on wind direction. End 2020-03-21 08:00 AKDT The end is near! Even if they can be quarantined at their original hotel, will the said hotel be willing to take a known Covid 19 person? I honestly have less confident about traveling to Iceland after reading your post. After a year of subdued growth in 2019, following the failure of one of Iceland's biggest air carriers, 2020 is likely to bring a severe contraction as the novel coronavirus significantly depresses tourism, one of Iceland's largest industries. Better to test at the departure airport. I have a trip scheduled June 20 from MSP to KEF, and online Icelandair still shows flights going from Minneapolis to Iceland. Back on topic: I wouldn’t bother with a visit to Iceland with these policies. no foul. This site is for entertainment purposes only. I have trip booked from London to Iceland mid July. Iceland (Rep.) Published 08.06.2020 1. If you are, you should stay home, otherwise….. Fake news. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. To increase capacity, equipment, staffing, and facilities of SVEID must be improved, under current plans, capacity could be expanded to 1000 tests per day after mid-July, at the earliest. Honestly, I do not think this overall plan is sustainable, nor is it anything close to bullet-proof. It is more like 1% death rate and 5% life long health problems rate and 5% medium term health problems and one hairdresser can infect over 100 people in a few days who go on to infect 1000 more people. A 0.27% death rate equals up to a million deaths in the US alone. Iceland wants the tourist dollars – but not enough to give up the health of their country and its citizens. How could any country even consider opening to Americans? They should honor people’s request that don’t feel comfortable traveling. Island (isländisch Ísland [ˈi:sland] bedeutet ‚Eisland‘) ist ein dünn besiedelter Inselstaat im äußersten Nordwesten Europas.Mit rund 103.000 Quadratkilometern (davon Landfläche 100.250 und Wasserfläche 2.750 Quadratkilometer; mit Fischereizone 758.000 Quadratkilometer) ist Island – nach dem Vereinigten Königreich – der flächenmäßig zweitgrößte Inselstaat Europas. Disputes - international: The team’s chairperson says his biggest hope is to find there isn’t much work for the team to do. Will Iceland definitely be open to Americans as of June 15, or is this dependent upon most European countries opening borders as of that date? Afghanistan AFRICA Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba ASIA Australia Australia/New Zealand Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational … Register here to save your space. Contest is starting in -362 days 0:04:35. While that’s not great in terms of being able to plan travel, I totally respect how thoughtfully Iceland is approaching this situation, and recognize we may only know the full details of Iceland’s plan a few days before June 15. That doesn’t account for the international arrivals from all other countries in Europe. 15% of 182 is 27 passengers. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. While I appreciate Iceland trying to open tourism, they need to require a negative test BEFORE getting on the plane. I still scratch my head about this ‘test on arrival’ plan. @Wade, I couldn’t have said it better myself! You seem to be selfishly thinking about only your own lives and whether you’ll get sick…because in your head its contagious after all and affects all people with equal likelihood! 2. He chronicles his adventures, along with industry news, here at One Mile at a Time. But is that truly the case? With potentially 182 passengers, what are the odds that at least one will test positive? And most likely the passenger didn’t book 14 days at the same hotel before hand so the hotel can possibly be booked up and can’t host a guest for 14 days straight. Iceland Population. 1/3 of the world population had it. Sentiment in Australia isn’t great about the American handling of the pandemic. No thank you, I just want my refund from Icelandic Air. Another round of “AMERICA = BAD” comments. Super excited to go back to Iceland! Why this Icelandic band’s Eurovision video is going viral. One Mile at a Time is owned by PointsPros, Inc. I wonder how it would work if you presented with a positive antibody test, there was some discussion that countries would develop an Immunity passport system for those who have already been exposed to Covid19 and have some immunity. Snap from Wikipedia re townhall.com: “ townhall.com features commentary by politicians is owned PointsPros. 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