Dreg­ið úr tak­mörk­un­um á sam­kom­um og skóla­haldi frá 4. maí

For­sæt­is­ráð­herra, heil­brigð­is­ráð­herra og dóms­mála­ráð­herra kynntu á blaða­manna­fundi þann 14. apríl næstu skref stjórn­valda vegna Covid-19.

• Um­fjöllun stjórn­ar­ráðs­ins um hvern­ig dreg­ið verð­ur úr tak­mörk­un­um á sam­komu­banni 4. maí.
• Upp­lýs­ing­ar frá mennta­mála­ráðu­neyt­inu varð­andi breyt­ing­una.

 

Helstu breyt­ing­ar sem verða 4. maí næst­kom­andi:

Fjölda­mörk sam­komu­banns mið­ast við 50 ein­stak­linga í stað 20 áður. Regl­ur um tveggja metra fjar­lægð haldast óbreytt­ar.

Skólast­arf í leik- og grunn­skól­um verð­ur með eðli­leg­um hætti.

Í fram­halds- og há­skól­um gild­ir meg­in­regl­an um hámark 50 ein­stak­linga í sama rými.

Ýmis þjón­usta: Hár­greiðslu­stof­ur, nudd­stof­ur, sjúkra­þjálf­un, snyrti­stof­ur, söfn og sam­bæri­leg starf­semi geta haf­ið starf­semi en halda skal 2 m fjar­lægð milli við­skipta­vina eins og kost­ur er.

Heil­brigð­is­þjón­usta: Öll heil­brigð­is­starf­semi sem ekki fel­ur í sér val­kvæð­ar skurð­að­gerð­ir eða að­r­ar ífar­andi að­gerð­ir verð­ur heim­il. Tann­lækn­ing­ar verða einn­ig heim­il­ar.

Skipu­lagt íþrótt­ast­arf barna á leik- og grunn­skóla­aldri verð­ur heim­ilt ut­an­dyra með eft­ir­far­andi tak­mörk­un­um:

• Ekki fleiri en 50 ein­stak­ling­ar verða sam­an í hóp.
• Halda skal tveggja metra fjar­lægð eft­ir því sem það er unnt, einkum hjá eldri börn­um.

 

Ann­að skipu­lagt íþrótt­ast­arf er heim­ilt ut­an­dyra með eft­ir­far­andi tak­mörk­un­um:

• Ekki fleiri en fjór­ir ein­stak­ling­ar æfa eða leika sam­an.
• Snert­ing­ar eru óheim­il­ar og halda skal tveim­ur metr­um á milli ein­stak­linga.
• Notk­un á sam­eig­in­leg­um bún­aði skal hald­ið í lág­marki en ann­ars skal sótt­hreinsa hann á milli notk­un­ar.

 

Nokk­ur at­riði sem haldast óbreytt:

• Und­an­þág­ur fyr­ir efna­hags­lega mik­il­væg fyr­ir­tæki verða óbreytt­ar.
• Líkt og hing­að til verð­ur heim­ilt að taka á móti 100 ein­stak­ling­um í mat­vöru­versl­un­um og lyfja­versl­un­um hverju sinni að upp­fyllt­um til­tekn­um skil­yrð­um.
• Sund­laug­ar og lík­ams­rækt­ar­stöðv­ar verða áfram lok­að­ar.
• Regl­ur um skemmti­staði, krár, spila­sali og svip­aða starf­semi verða óbreytt­ar og slík­ir stað­ir því áfram lok­að­ir.
• Fyr­ir­mæli land­lækn­is frá 23. mars sl. um val­kvæð­ar skurð­að­gerð­ir eða að­r­ar ífar­andi að­gerð­ir haldast óbreytt.

 

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Restricti­ons to be gradually lifted start­ing 4 May

At a press con­f­erence today, the Prime Mini­ster, the Mini­ster of Health, and the Mini­ster of Justice introduced steps to lift the restricti­ons cur­rently in place in Ice­land due to the COVID-19 out­break. The Mini­ster of Health announced her decisi­on to ease restricti­ons on lar­ger gat­her­ings and lim­itati­ons on schools and preschools.

• Restricti­ons to be gradually lifted start­ing 4 May.

As of 4 May, lar­ger gat­her­ings will be lim­ited to 50 people, in­stead of 20, and service provi­ders, such as hair salons and dent­ists, will be able to open their doors again. High schools and uni­versities will reopen with certain lim­itati­ons, while element­ary schools and preschools will ret­urn to normal. The decisi­on is based on the recomm­endati­ons of the Chief Ep­i­dem­iolog­ist.

More than 1700 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ice­land, and over 100 people have been hospitalized due to the virus. In recent days, the rate of new in­fecti­ons has slowed. The out­break is thoug­ht to have reached its peak and is now on moving down, as a result of to wide-rang­ing contain­ment and mitigati­on mea­sures. The prevalence of the virus among the general pop­ulati­on seems to be about 1%, accord­ing to the large-scale screen­ing und­er­ta­ken by the biotech comp­any deCode. It remains necess­ary to maintain a certain level of restricti­ons, in or­der to prevent a second wave of in­fecti­ons. Thus, the Chief Ep­i­dem­iolog­ist proposes mea­sures will be lifted incrementally and reviewed every three to four weeks.

Main changes from 4 May

Lim­its on large gat­her­ings will go from 20 to 50 people. The two-meter social dist­anc­ing rule will still be in ef­fect.

Schools and preschools will operate norm­ally.

High schools and uni­versities will reopen, but the 50-per­son lim­it and two-meter social dist­anc­ing mea­sures app­ly.

Vari­ous services: Hair salons, massage par­lours, physical therapy cl­inics, beauty par­lours, museums, and ot­her sim­il­ar services can reopen, but are to maintain the two-meter social dist­anc­ing rule as possi­ble.

Healt­hcare: Healt­hcare and dental practices (electi­ve sur­gery exclu­ded) will res­ume.

Org­an­ized sports acti­vities for children are permitted out­doors with lim­itati­ons:

• Groups will be lim­ited to no more than 50 children.
• Particip­ants are to keep two meters ap­art as possi­ble, especially in older age groups.

Ot­her org­an­ized sports acti­vities are permitted out­doors with lim­itati­ons:

• No more than four indi­viduals can train or play toget­her.
• Touching is prohi­bited, and indi­viduals are to stay two meters ap­art.
• The use of shared equip­ment should be lim­ited, and all equip­ment sanit­ized af­ter every use.

The follow­ing mea­sures will remain in ef­fect:

• Ex­empti­ons for economically significant comp­anies will remain unchanged.
• As before, grocery stor­es and pharmacies can allow up to 100 people to enter their esta­blis­h­ments simulta­neously.
• Swimm­ing pools and gym facilities will remain closed.
• Nig­htclu­bs, bars, and sim­il­ar bus­inesses will remain closed.
• The Directorate of Health’s instructi­ons reg­ar­ding the post­po­nement of electi­ve sur­geries will remain in ef­fect.