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.

On Friday, 23 January, a speed chess tournament will be held under the auspices of the National Archives of Iceland and the Icelandic Chess Federation. The tournament is by invitation only, but interested visitors are welcome to attend and watch the event in the National Archive's Reading Room at Laugavegur 162. It is expected that there will be around twenty competitors.

Unemployment rate in November was 3.7%

Agreement on the Services of Frú Ragnheiður

The Women’s Association of Grímsneshreppur recently presented the Móberg nursing home in Selfoss with a vital signs monitor as a gift in memory of their honorary member, Þóra Magnúsdóttir, who resided at Móberg for a time.

World Hepatitis Day 2025

Minister of Health Alma D. Möller has decided to allocate ISK 50 million to six projects that support the objectives of the government’s Regional Development Plan to strengthen telehealth services. The projects will receive funding for the development and implementation of diverse solutions aimed at increasing access to specialist healthcare services, regardless of place of residence

Guðni Arnar Guðnason, endocrinologist, has been appointed at SAk as of September 1st.

The tax registers showing taxes assessed on individuals and legal entities in 2025 in respect of income earned in 2024, together with the VAT register for that year, will be available for public inspection from 11 June to 24 June 2026, inclusive.

The Directorate of Health has published a report on medical imaging in Iceland in the years 2014-2023. The report details the frequency of MRI and CT examinations in 2014-2023, but the extent of such examinations has increased considerably during the period.