On 11 February each year, the Icelandic emergency hotline celebrates 112 Day, to remind all citizens of the emergency number.

Proposals for amendments to the Keyhole Regulation have been published on the Government consultation portal for public comment.

A new issue of Talnabrunnur, the Directorate of Health’s newsletter on health statistics, has been published.

Steps have been taken towards a more systematic dissemination of documents/data and information in the justice system through My Pages on Ísland.is. Individuals can now receive notifications from district courts and the police on My Pages, whether these are indictments or judgments.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the need to reinforce the European Union’s (EU) preparedness for health emergencies.

Five nurses received a motivational grant at the annual general meeting of the Icelandic Nurses’ Association, held in Reykjavík on May 15. One of the recipients was Elma Rún Ingvarsdóttir, a pediatric nursing specialist at Akureyri Hospital (SAk).

Before the end of last year, SAk issued a call to the community with the aim of staffing the rehabilitation unit so that a 7-day service could be maintained. The call has been partially successful; however, nurses are still needed. We are therefore once again issuing a call for nurses to join the rehabilitation and geriatric medicine services at SAk.

Just over five years ago, the first cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause were reported in Wuhan, China. This marked the beginning of a pandemic that would profoundly affect global health, economies, and welfare.

The Financial Management Authority, in collaboration with Digital Iceland and software companies Aranja and Advania, is currently completing the development and implementation of a new payment portal for Ísland.is.

Land and Forest Iceland has now opened for applications to the Land Reform Fund. The application deadline is 1 February.