A male aged more than 49 years was the first COVID-19 case to be reported in Iceland by the end of February 2020 , during the pandemic in Europe .
According to the Icelandic Directorate of Health , an Icelandic male in his fifties currently placed in solitary confinement in Landspítali , the National University Hospital of Iceland in Reykjavík , has been confirmed as the first case of the virus on 28 February.  : //bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/ The man had previously been to Northern Italy.
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe