Víðir Reynisson
Icelandic police officer
Víðir Reynisson
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Born |
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1967-04-22
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22 April 1967
(age
56)
Vestmannaeyjar
, Iceland
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Known for | COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland |
Police career | |
Department | Office of the National Commissioner of the Police |
Rank | Chief superintendent - 2020 |
Víðir Reynisson (born 22 April 1967) is an Icelandic police officer and the chief superintendent of the Office of the National Commissioner of the Police . [1] He is also the chief of security for the Football Association of Iceland . [2]
Early life
Víðir was born in Vestmannaeyjar and lived there to the age of 11. [3]
Career
COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland
Since February 2020, Víðir has been one of the lead members of the Iceland's Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland along with Alma Möller and Þórólfur Guðnason . [4]
On 25 November 2020 he was diagnosed with COVID-19 [5] and on 4 December he was admitted into the National University Hospital of Iceland after his condition worsened. [6] By 21 December, he had returned to duty. [7]
See also
References
- ↑ Jóhann K. Jóhannsson (2 January 2020). "Tómlegt á skrifstofu setts ríkislögreglustjóra" . Vísir.is (in Icelandic) . Retrieved 29 March 2020 .
- ↑ Valur Páll Eiríksson (7 March 2020). "Það sama gildir um þá eins og alla aðra Íslendinga" . Vísir.is (in Icelandic) . Retrieved 29 March 2020 .
- ↑ "Það skalf allt og nötraði" . 24 Stundir (in Icelandic). 31 May 2008. p. 6 . Retrieved 29 March 2020 .
- ↑ Einar Þór Sigurðsson (15 March 2020). "Nærmynd af Víði Reynissyni: "Ég hef ráðlagt honum að passa upp á svefninn" " . Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic) . Retrieved 29 March 2020 .
- ↑ Birgir Þór Harðarson (25 November 2020). "Víðir með COVID-19 – Aðrir í teyminu ekki í sóttkví" . RÚV (in Icelandic) . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
- ↑ Sunna Valgerðardóttir (4 December 2020). "Bakslag hjá Víði og hann kallaður á spítalann" . RÚV (in Icelandic) . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
- ↑ Berghildur Erla Bernharðsdóttir; Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (21 December 2020). "Bitur reynsla sem að fjölmargir þekkja" . Vísir.is (in Icelandic) . Retrieved 2 January 2021 .