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Iceland Plans to Exit All Covid Restrictions by Mid-March

Smaralind shopping center amid Covid-19 restrictions, in Reykjavik.

Photographer: Halldor Kolbeins/AFP/Getty Images

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Iceland‘s government will gradually remove coronavirus prevention measures, aiming to end all curbs within 6 to 8 weeks.

The cap on gatherings will be extended to 50 people from 10 from Saturday and rules for restaurants, sports and stage performance will also be relaxed, Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said at news conference on Friday.