From today, stricter rules for testing and quarantine apply in Norway. Here are the details
The requirement to present a negative SARS-CoV-2 test prior to arrival when traveling to Norway is being amended to require a test taken 24 hours…
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Nordre Follo’s Mayor: We believe we have the outbreak of the mutated coronavirus under control
Mayor Hanne Opdan in Nordre Follo says that the Municipality expects more cases of the mutated coronavirus but that they believe that they have the…
Progress Party calls for increased testing capacity at Norway’s borders: “The mutated virus was imported”
Increased testing capacity at the borders and scaled-up analysis capacity are among the measures that the Progress Party (FRP) wants the government to introduce. “The…
Two young people reported for entering the cordoned-off landslide area in Gjerdrum
Two young people have been reported for entering the cordoned-off area at the landslide site in Gjerdrum in Romerike. One of them was right at…
Norwegian government reopens Vinmonopolet in Eastern Norway
Vinmonopolet, the state-owned alcoholic beverage retailer, will reopen in the ten municipalities affected by the English variant of the coronavirus in Eastern Norway. On Sunday,…
Solberg’s government introduces strict corona measures in 15 new municipalities as of midnight
On Sunday, Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) announced that an alcohol serving ban would be introduced and that fitness centers would be closed in…
Oslo registered 70 new infection cases in the last 24 hours
A total of 70 new infection cases people have been registered in Oslo in the last 24 hours. That is 24 fewer than the average…
Police in Fredrikstad worried due to multiple reports of youth parties
The police have responded to several reports of youth parties in Fredrikstad on Saturday. The police are worried that infection control rules are not being…
Norway is considerably slower than Denmark when it comes to the analysis tempo of corona tests
While Denmark has analyzed almost 3,000 positive corona tests weekly over the past five weeks, Norway analyzed 321 positive tests from December until last week….
Two people in their 80s injured in a stabbing incident in Sør-Varanger
Two people in their 80s are injured, one seriously, in a stabbing incident in Bjørnevatn in Sør-Varanger. A man in his 50s has been arrested….
The Directorate of Health believes that ski resorts in Norway should be allowed to stay open
The Norwegian Directorate of Health believes that the country’s ski resorts should be allowed to stay open but encourages the registration of guests and keeping…
Hunter found dead at avalanche site in Trondheim
After an extensive search operation in the aftermath of an avalanche at Vassfjellet in Trondheim, a hunter has been found dead. The search operation was…
20 years ago, Benjamin Hermansen was murdered by neo-Nazis in Oslo
On Tuesday, it will be 20 years since neo-Nazis killed 15-year-old Benjamin Hermansen at Holmlia in Oslo. “Twenty years ago, we promised never to forget….
Sweden to introduce entry ban for travelers from Norway
Sweden will soon introduce an entry ban for travelers from Norway as a result of the new virus mutation, Minister of the Interior Mikael Damberg…
Norway’s health institute sharpens infection control measures for school employees in the Oslo region
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) recommends stricter infection control measures for employees in schools and kindergartens in which there is a suspicion of…
Norway’s health institute wants to change corona tests so that they can detect mutated viruses
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) will look at the possibility of changing ordinary coronavirus tests so that they can detect mutations in the…
Norway’s health institute: There is uncertainty related to the increased mortality of the UK coronavirus variant
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) believes that more studies are needed to determine whether the British mutation of the coronavirus is more deadly…
Cuba’s “Soberana 2” corona vaccine could be ready soon
Cuba aims to vaccinate its entire population with a self-produced vaccine that is now in the second phase of testing. Cuba’s vaccine institute, the Finlay…
Three out of four Danes have no vaccine preference, new survey shows
Three out of four Danes have no preferred coronavirus vaccine, according to a survey conducted by Voxmeter for the news agency Ritzau. While 75% of…
The Norwegian government has started preparing for a full closure of schools
The Norwegian government has started preparing for a full closure of schools and kindergartens, but will avoid it as long as possible, Education Minister Guri…
