Covid-19

New rules entered into force on March 25, 2021. Below are the main ones 1. General Considerable changes have been made to our procedures to reduce the chance of infections, but we still believe More ›

  Next Thursday, February 25, persons born in 1941 and earlier will be vaccinated in the northern part of Vestfjörður. This time there will be a vaccination in Bolungarvík at 11:00 a.m. in the Community Center, Þingeyri á Tjörn at 1:00 p.m. More ›

The response board of the Vestfjörður Health Foundation met this morning and the hospital in Ísafjörður has now reached a critical level. The reason is that the patient who is currently in Landspítala and has been diagnosed More ›

People are good at coming for sampling and we want it to continue. Our procedure is always changing as this gets more practice and More ›

Icelandic below All travelers coming from abroad need to undergo second COVID-screening 4-6 days after arriving to Iceland. It is possible to undergo this screening in Ísafjörður. The screening […] More ›

Updated November 18, 2020 1. General Considerable changes have been made to our procedures to reduce the chance of infections, but we believe that it is possible to provide almost all More ›

  Yesterday it was announced that the restrictions will be lifted from April 27 in Flateyri, Suðureyri, Súðavík and Þingeyri. There will continue to be restrictions on people's communication, schooling and business operations on Ísafjörður, More ›

Ponizej po PolskuEnglish below The Westfjords Public Safety Directorate has decided, in consultation with the epidemiologist, the National Medical Examiner and the Public Safety Department of the National Police, the next steps in the lifting of restrictions. Ísafjörður, Bolungarvík and Hnífsdalur Restrictions set […] More ›

Ponizej po Polsku English below Heilbíríðisstofnun Vestfjörður, in collaboration with Icelandic genetic analysis, is conducting a screening of Patreksfjörður for Covid-19 infection on April 23 and 24. Screening will be held in the community center. More ›

The Vestfjörður Health Institute, Bolungarvík, Ísafjarðarbær and the police in the Westfjörður are holding a situational meeting about covid 19 for the residents of Ísafjarðarbær and Bolungarvík in the coming days. The meetings will be broadcast on Facebook and on More ›