The General and Education Committee of the Althingi requested the opinion of the Akureyri Hospital regarding a proposal for a parliamentary resolution regarding the permanent establishment of the Coast Guard's helicopter in Akureyri.

The natural catastrophe insurance of Iceland (NTÍ) has worked to settle damages to houses that have suffered total damage in the natural disaster in Grindavík. According to the laws that govern NTÍ, it is stipulated that damages payed by NTÍ must be used to repair or rebuild houses that have been damaged due to natural disasters, on the same lot. NTÍ will grant an exemption from this provision in light of the circumstances.

As of November 1st 2022, changes will be made to phone consultation and messages through Heilsuvera with these physicians in team work, Valur Helgi Kristinsson, Arngrímur Vilhjálmsson, Kristrún Erla Sigurðardóttir and Hafdís Alma Einarsdóttir.

Icelandic Sign Language, ÍTM, is the theme of the last issue of the publication, the journal of the University of Iceland Institute of Humanities, in recent years.

Newsletter of Digital Iceland September 2022.

Chief Medical Officer Þórður Ingólfsson at the HVE health centre in Búðardalur is the new Chief Epidemiologist for the West Iceland quarantine district.

In a recent review the frequency of respiratory infections and hospitalizations due to them is reviewed and the situation in Iceland is compared to Europe.

Realtime closure no. 5, extended for a week

A major milestone in digitising driving learning is now being achieved with the activation of the digital driving study book by the Icelandic Transportation Authority.

Now the application for Tachograph cards has become digital on Iceland.is. Professional drivers can therefore apply for and renew their cards with electronic identification where information on driving rights, photographs, and signatures is retrieved from the district commissioner's database.