The Directorate of Fisheries flew over rivers Westfjords with drones. Including all rivers in Arnarfjörður, and Húnaflói. In those rivers, large quantities of fish have not been seen that would warrant action.

The Directorate of Fisheries is currently working on calculation of quota share for ships in Lumpfish.

In the past few weeks, the number of diagnoses of COVID-19 has increased considerably.

The results of a survey of the services of healthcare centres in rural areas have been published on the Icelandic Health Insurance website.

On 22 May 2022, a monkeypox had been confirmed in 59 individuals in nine countries in Europe (Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) and in addition 10 were suspected of being infected.

The annual report of the Quality and Supervisory Authority for Social Services and Child Protection for 2020 has been published. The year 2020 was the second full year of operations of the Institute.

The Directorate of Fisheries is looking to hire fisheries inspectors for 1-2 full-time positions in the Surveillance Division.

The real estate company Þórkatla starts buying residential properties in Grindavík in April.

Now that the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays are at their strongest, the Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority reminds everyone to use sun protection when necessary.

"We see all comments as an opportunity to get better," says Hannes Bjarnason, SAk's quality manager.