Before seeking emergency care at HSN Akureyri, it is recommended that patients who have Covid-like symptoms, such as cough, fever, cold symptoms and sore throat, take a Covid home test.

Applications are now accepted for regional quota for the fishing year 2023/2024.

The Chief Epidemiologist regularly publishes summaries of the prevalence of respiratory infections during the winter season. A dashboard with statistical information on respiratory infections this winter and previous winters is also planned for release.

The state of wetlands in Iceland is not adequate and we have not been paying enough attention to them, says Ágústa Helgadóttir, project manager for wetlands restoration at Land and Forest Iceland. By 2025, she estimates that about a thousand hectares of wetland will have been restored.

In a first phase, communication with applicants for Icelandic citizenship will be digital

The government has agreed to extend the priority groups for the vaccination of whooping cough (pertussis) and measles due to the whooping cough outbreak and the recurrent importation of measles in connection with the large measles outbreaks in Europe in recent months.

The employees of SAk took a skiing course a while ago at the Hospital's invitation. The courses are perfect for shaking the group together and having fun together outside of work.

The position of physician in Ólafsvík has been difficult to find in the past. A doctor was needed last week, but a doctor was available to be on duty this past weekend.

During the upcoming coastal fishing season, applications for coastal fishing permits will go through the digital application portal at Ísland.is.

The kitchen at SAk strives to keep food waste to a minimum.