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30 December 2020

Audio long-read: Controlling COVID with science — Iceland's story

Lessons from Iceland, which utilized huge scientific resources to contain COVID-19.

Megan Scudellari⁰ &
Nick Howe

Megan Scudellari
1. Megan Scudellari is a science journalist in Boston, Massachusetts.
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How Iceland hammered COVID with science – read by Nick Howe

When COVID reached the shores of Iceland back in March, the diminutive island brought it to heel with science. Here’s how they did it, and what they learnt.

This is an audio version of our feature: How Iceland hammered COVID with science

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03608-3

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