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.

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.

In early February, mumps was diagnosed in the capital area and now a person with a connection to the first case has also been diagnosed with mumps.

People fleeing from Ukraine who want to receive protection in Iceland can now pre-register before arrival in Iceland.

The Directorate of Fisheries has levied a fee for excess catches in coastal fishing in May 2023.

The Directorate of Fisheries has compiled information on vessels and sent them to the digital mailbox at Island.is of the parties that have vessels that have not yet complied with fishing obligations, i.e. to fish 50% of the allocated catch limit and the catch limit that was transferred from the previous year.

The aim is to prevent early withdrawal of young people with mental health problems from the labour market.

The Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture has appointed Elín Björg Ragnarsdóttir as Director general of Directorate of Fisheries from the 1st of June.

Public health indicators are now accessible in an interactive dashboard, which displays all measurements of public health indicators since they were first published.

SAk's Nutrition Day takes place on Wednesday, February 28 between 13 and 16 in Kjarni, SAk meeting room on the 2nd floor of the Akureyri Hospital. The meeting will also be available in Teams. The theme is: ESPEN guidelines – clinical guidelines for hospital nutrition.