Iceland has tested one-tenth of its population for coronavirus at random and found HALF of people ha

[mystery-ak]

Iceland has tested one-tenth of its population for coronavirus at random and found HALF of people have the disease without realising - with only seven deaths in 1,600 cases

    Iceland has tested 36,413 for coronavirus, 10 per cent of their population
    50 per cent of people carry the virus with no symptoms, they have discovered 
    The UK's testing record currently stands at just 0.48 per cent or 316,836 people
    A combination of factors are thought to be giving the Nordic country the upper hand in battling Covid-19, including their 'remoteness and respect for science'
    Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID

By Ryan Fahey For Mailonline

Published: 14:00 EDT, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 18:24 EDT, 11 April 2020

Iceland has tested one-tenth of its population for coronavirus at random and found that half of people have the disease without realising.

They also discovered that 1,600 people have been infected with Covid-19 since the start of the outbreak. Of these cases, there were only seven deaths, indicating a fatality rate of just 0.004 per cent, which is significantly lower than other countries, including the UK. 

The findings were made during Iceland's rigorous testing campaign, conducted with the help of Reykjavik-based biopharmaceutical company deCODE genetics, which has seen 10 per cent of the 364,413 population swabbed, something yet to be achieved by any other nation.   

An estimated 50 per cent of those infected with the virus, the company found, do not show any symptoms.

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[catfish1957]

Iceland has tested one-tenth of its population for coronavirus at random and found HALF of people have the disease without realising - with only seven deaths in 1,600 cases

   

The term epidemiologist use is "endemic" in vector analysis like this.  This thing might be more pervasive than thought.

[Fishrrman]

OK, half the people tested had no symptoms.

But what this article DOESN'T tell us:

Of this cohort, how many were still actively infected, and thus, still contagious?
How many have developed antibodies, and are thus "cured" (at least for now)?
How many of the "cured" might still remain "contagious", capable of passing the virus on to others...?

[Neverdul]

They also discovered that 1,600 people have been infected with Covid-19 since the start of the outbreak. Of these cases, there were only seven deaths, indicating a fatality rate of just 0.004 per cent, which is significantly lower than other countries, including the UK.

7 / 1600 = .44% not .004%