Icetra will host an examiner standardisation course for the revalidation/renewal of FE certificates on 7 March.

Due to ongoing search and rescue operations in Grindavík, the Icelandic Transport Authority has, at the request of the Police Commissioner at Suðurnes district, prohibited drone flights over and around Grindavík.

Health centres in the District will be closed for the purposes of staff summer holidays as follows:

Tuna can be caught as bycatch in pelagic fisheries, therefore we would like to draw attention to the fact that all tuna catches must be reported to the Directorate of Fisheries as soon as possible.

In the year 2024, an increased right to payment of travel expenses will come into force, when necessary health services that are not available in the local area are sought.

A new issue of Talnabrunnur, a newsletter on Health Information has been published.

Vaccination will be carried out simultaneously with influenza and Covid-19 and vaccination will be available at HSA health centres.

The ban is valid until 23:59 on 10 March 2024.

The Directorate of Health wishes to hire a Chief Physician to work in the field of communicable disease control.