The annual report of the Directorate of Fisheries has been published.

Recently, there have been reports of infections with monkeypox virus in several countries in Europe, e.g. the United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Sweden, but the disease has also been detected in the United States and Canada.

Last week, an outbreak of E. coli (STEC) infection occurred among children at Mánagarður preschool in Reykjavík. Investigations into the source of the infection began on the same day the first diagnosis was made, with the preschool closing the following day.

The Residential Home for the Elderly in Þingeyjarsýslur sf. has agreed with the Ministry of Health that the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland will take over the operation of nursing and residential facilities in Hvammur from February 1st.

Due to a possible volcanic eruption near the town of Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland a ban on drone flights in the vicinity of the town has been issued by the Police Commissioner of Suðurnes. The ban has already come into effect and will be valid till midnight on November 29th, 2023.

Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir, an expert at Land and Forest, will be leading a four-ECT module on the health of plants, which will start on 21 August at the Icelandic Agricultural University’s Re-Education Programme.

The Directorate of Health is currently conducting an extensive study into the health and wellbeing of residents. Seventeen thousand people have been contacted and asked to answer an electronic questionnaire.

The Directorate of Fisheries has put into use a digital application system in collaboration with Ísland.is for fishing permits.

The Directorate of Fisheries has allocated catch quota for the fishing year 2023/2024.

Legislation has been passed in Althingi concerning the granting of citizenship.