Iceland—like the rest of the world—is at an interesting crossroads. The pandemic is still going strong, while it’s more than clear now that disease prevention measures like gathering bans, enhanced hygiene and wearing masks are working. There are alternative ways to fight the pandemic. Most notable the relaxed approach in Sweden, but even there the government has imposed similar restrictions to other Nordic countries. Of course, I’m not talking about the US in this context. Because it’s impossible to battle a pandemic if the tools of infection protection have been politically weaponized. Who could imagine that something as trivial as wearing a mask would be political? It will be an excruciating moment to explain the hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths to future generations. Good luck with that.
