Víðir Reynisson | |
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| Born | Guðmundur Víðir Reynisson (1967-04-22)22 April 1967 (age 58) Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland |
| 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 thechief superintendent of theOffice of the National Commissioner of the Police.[1] He is also the chief of security for theFootball Association of Iceland.[2]
Víðir was born inVestmannaeyjar and lived there to the age of 11.[3]
Since February 2020, Víðir has been one of the lead members of the Iceland's Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management addressing theCOVID-19 pandemic in Iceland along withAlma Möller andÞórólfur Guðnason.[4]
On 25 November 2020 he was diagnosed with COVID-19[5] and on 4 December he was admitted into theNational University Hospital of Iceland after his condition worsened.[6] By 21 December, he had returned to duty.[7]