Veterinary scientist hailed for Faroe Islands' lack of Covid-19 deaths
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from Science | The Guardian on (#51WFB)
Debes Christiansen adapted his salmon-testing lab to test for disease among humans
A scientist who adapted his veterinary lab to test for disease among humans rather than salmon is being celebrated for helping the Faroe Islands avoid coronavirus deaths, where a larger proportion of the population has been tested than anywhere in the world.
The north Atlantic archipelago currently has only one person in hospital with Covid-19 and it is one of three European countries, along with Georgia and Liechtenstein to so far not have any deaths from the virus.
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