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

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

The Chief Epidemiologist´s dashboard on respiratory infections has been updated with data through Week 5 of 2025 (January 27–February 2, 2025).

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.

A new Medical Director of Health, María Heimisdóttir, has joined the Directorate of Health.

The Directorate of Health has released preliminary figures on suicides for the first half of 2025.

The annual influenza epidemic is still ongoing. The number of confirmed cases has been decreasing recently and appears to have reached its peak.

Due to survey flights, all drone operations over the eruption site near Grindavík are prohibited on 7 August from 10 to 16.

Due to a volcanic eruption and necessary emergency and investigative flights, the Icelandic Transport Authority, at the request of the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, has prohibited all drone operations over the eruption site on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

The Icelandic Transport Authority’s Christmas Calendar begins next Sunday (1 Dec). There are 24 fun stories about Santa Claus and their adventures, including traffic. In the stories, we not only hear about the 13 Santas, but also get to know other less well-known Icelandic Santas.