The Icelandic Natural Disaster Insurance (NTÍ) has been in the process of preparing a new solution to replace the current damage register.

In October 2023 pre-registration and payment for passport applications became available on island.is. Since then, approximately 7,000 people have applied for a passport electronically, or about half of applicants.

The horticultural School of the South Iceland College FSu will be holding a course in tree felling and chain-saw techniques 18 to 20 April in Vaglaskógur Forest, North-Iceland. The number of participants is limited to ten people.

On Wednesday 12 January 2022, 14-16 am, a booster vaccination programme against Covid-19 will be offered at Borgarnes Health Centre while supplies last.

The new summary examines the incidence of respiratory infections and hospitalizations due to them and compares the situation in Iceland with the situation in Europe.

Due to summer holidays, the office of GEV will not have a regular opening hours on Suðurlandsbraut 24 in Reykjavík, from 15 July - 6 August. My pages on the website https://island.is/s/gev are always open and you can submit your requests, data, notifications and applications securely via the electronic portal on our website. We would like to point out that you can always contact us via gv@gev.is or by phone at 540 - 0040. All requests must be answered at the earliest opportunity.

Iceland has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom on the coordination of social security, which will apply in particular to old-age, invalidity, and survivor’s pensions, maternity or childbirth benefits, unemployment benefits, death benefits, sickness benefits and work accident benefits.

High pressure on inpatient wards and frequent tourist arrivals

The Chief Epidemiologist received a notification last night because of measles that had been diagnosed in an adult in North Iceland. Suspicion arose of measles and the diagnosis was confirmed afterwards. The person in question is in isolation in his/her home.

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.