Recently, there have been several reports of stomach upset among groups traveling within Iceland, including at popular tourist destinations in the highlands. In some of these cases, norovirus has been confirmed as the cause.

The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has decreased worldwide. Testing for COVID-19 has also declined considerably. There is still a declared pandemic.

The Chief Epidemiologist has launched an interactive dashboard featuring information on specific infectious diseases monitored under the Act on Health Security and Communicable Disease Control.

Newsletter for Digital Iceland November 2021. Project status, projects in progress, and more interesting things happening within Digital Icela.

Opioids are important for many patients, but at the same time, they can be problematic. Opioids belong to the category of addictive drugs and their use can lead to dependence. High doses may cause respiratory arrest and death.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first ERCP (gastro-optic) procedure at the Akureyri Hospital.

A major milestone was achieved in the project on electronic registrations on April 13th when the first real estate agent registered a sale for real estate purchases electronically.

From April 27 th to May 4th is TR Environment Week and there will be many exciting events on the program. TR is participating in the project Green steps for government institutions and reached the fifth and last green step last year.

Today, the possibility to download digital disability certificates was opened on Ísland.is and the chair of ÖBÍ, Þuríður Harpa Sigurðardóttir, has already downloaded the digital disability certificate on her smartphone.