Prepare for flu season and COVID-19. As flu season approaches, there's uncertainty about how COVID-19 will behave epidemiologically. In the winter of 2022/23, Iceland saw an increase in cases from November to January, although the numbers were significantly lower than in the previous winter.

District Commissioners and the National Registry of Iceland have now opened for pre-registration and payment for passport applications on Ísland.is.

The Icelandic Public Health Awards will be awarded for the second time at Bessastaðir in late April.

Good sleep is essential for health and well-being

Digital Iceland works in seven-week sessions, containing three two-week sessions. It is now frozen beyond the end of summer vacation, which should ensure that we and our people have a quiet and uneventful summer vacation.

The Icelandic Transport Authority has opened its website to Island.is. The aim is for the new website to be user-friendly, to communicate information clearly, and to make services more accessible.

We must maintain good participation in general vaccinations to prevent epidemic communicable diseases. If general participation in vaccinations is sufficiently good, herd immunity will develop, which protects those who cannot be vaccinated, for example, due to age (infants) or disease.

Recently, 400 downy birch trees of the 'Embla' cultivar were planted in Tumastaðir, Fljótshlíð, Iceland. The primary objective of this initiative is to procure superior-quality birch saplings for prospective cultivation endeavors. The 'Embla' cultivar is the culmination of meticulous breeding initiatives, engineered to cultivate a rectilinear-growing Icelandic birch with an exceptional growth trajectory.

They were given an introduction to the operational status and the role of SAk as a teaching and support hospital.

Decrease in number of tourists visiting SAk.