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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages 749-758Publisher
CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid2703.202589
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The Faroe Islands was successful in eliminating the first wave of COVID-19 through early implementation of large-scale testing, strict contact tracing, and lockdown measures. With 11.2% of cases being asymptomatic, transmission was mainly attributed to a small number of infectors.
The Faroe Islands was one of the first countries in the Western Hemisphere to eliminate coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During the first epidemic wave in the country, 187 cases were reported between March 3 and April 22, 2020. Large-scale testing and thorough contact tracing were implemented early on, along with lockdown measures. Transmission chains were mapped through patient history and knowledge of contact with prior cases. The most common reported COVID-19 symptoms were fever, headache, and cough, but 11.2% of cases were asymptomatic. Among 187 cases, 8 patients were admitted to hospitals but none were admitted to intensive care units and no deaths occurred. Superspreading was evident during the epidemic because most secondary cases were attributed to just 3 infectors. Even with the high incidence rate in early March, the Faroe Islands successfully eliminated the first wave of COVID-19 through the early use of contact tracing, quarantine, social distancing, and large-scale testing.
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