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Tracking the true spread of COVID-19 on the Faroe Islands: Unreported COVID-19 figures on the Faroes

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $128,000

  • Funder

    Lundbeck Foundation

  • Principal Investigator

    Professor Pal Weihe

  • Research Location

    Denmark

  • Lead Research Institution

    Faroese Health Authority

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease surveillance & mapping

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The Faroe Islands have chosen a different screening strategy from the one selected by Denmark, and they have one of the best testing rates in the world. But how many of the Faroese population are actually infected with COVID-19, and what are the unreported figures? This is being investigated by testing at least 1,000 randomly selected Faroese people, equivalent to 2% of the population.