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This is interesting, because although circumstantial, what's happened here in Iceland, is that we have had markedly better outcomes than other countries. If you
by neffy 6y ago
This is interesting, because although circumstantial, what's happened here in Iceland, is that we have had markedly better outcomes than other countries. If you're interested:
http://covid.is http://covid.is
It would be correct to think that at 66 degrees north, and a lot of cloud cover, there is significant risk for Vitamin D deficiency. The consequence is near religious attention to taking fish oil supplements. Doctors routinely screen, Vitamin D tablets are prominently on sale in all the supermarkets etc. It's definitely a data point.
- behnamoh 6y agoYes but the population of Island (364K) is way less than many other countries, so it's much easier to control the disease. To put things in perspective, the US population is 328M.
- talideon 6y agoThe population of Iceland is also highly concentrated in one spot on the west of the island. We're talking over 1/3 of the country. If you take in the Greater Reykjavik area, you're talking about 2/3 of the population. People bring this up when it comes to smaller countries, but it doesn't take into account population concentration, which is much more important than sheer population size or density. Iceland has been very effective.
- koheripbal 6y agoIceland is also far less densely populated
- kmm 6y agoHonest question, is that relevant? Two thirds of the population live in the capital region, measuring just over 1% of the area of the country. Iceland is according to some measures one of the most urbanized countries in the world [0]. The virus can't "feel" there are vast swathes of uninhabited land out there, can it? 0: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization_by_country https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization_by_country
- koheripbal 6y agoNo packed mass transit like other dense urban centers. Even their "urban center" is much less dense than other cities.