Worries were about the danger of infection and an announcement was made telling people to be careful because now they were in more contact with others after the landslides, for example in Herðubreið. The people that do not live in the area but do own a house there were encouraged to hold off visits to the fjord and contact the local police instead, and they would check on peoples belongings for them.
Viðar Guðjónsson. (2020, December 18th). People encouraged not to visit the East because the circumstances in Seyðisfjörður are difficult (is. Fólk fari ekki austur í erfiðar aðstæður á Seyðisfirði). Morgunblaðið, 4.