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Erna Solberg: In the future, we must consider “worst-case” scenarios more seriously
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) says that, in the future, Norway has to prepare for the worst possible outcomes in its contingency plans.
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Bergen registered 52 new corona cases in the last 24 hours: “Reason for concern”
A total of 52 new cases of coronavirus have been registered in Bergen in the last 24 hours. The numbers give cause for concern, according to Bergen's health councilor.
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Update: 897,511 Norwegians have received the first dose of the corona vaccine
A total of 897,511 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the corona vaccine in Norway as of Wednesday. Furthermore, 296,980 people have received the second…
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Update: 22 new corona cases registered in Drammen
A total of 22 people in Drammen Municipality have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
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The WHO is calling for a ban on the sale of live animals on food markets
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for a ban on the sale of live animals in food markets in order to prevent the spread of diseases.
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Støre challenges government after yesterday’s Johnson & Johnson vaccine shock: “What’s our plan B?”
The Labor Party's (AP) leader Jonas Gahr Støre wants to know what will happen to the government's reopening plan if the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is taken out of the…
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Oslo hospital staff saved 161 vaccine doses from being discarded – by volunteering to get vaccinated
More than 160 vaccine doses that were supposed to be thrown away in Kongsvinger have instead been given to volunteers at Oslo University Hospital.
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Oslo decides to keep current corona measures in place for two more weeks
The City of Oslo will keep the coronavirus measures in place for another two weeks but will make some relief for children and young people.
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Norwegian professor: The vaccination schedule should be changed after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine issues
Economics professor Steinar Holden believes urgent changes to the vaccination plan are needed as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will not arrive in Europe as planned.
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Klepp: Man and woman sent to hospital with severe burns. The man has now been charged
A man and a woman from the village of Orre on Jæren were sent to hospital with severe burns. The man has been charged with the incident.
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Johansen: Sending more corona vaccine doses to Oslo will benefit the whole country
Vaccine capacity is now being increased in Oslo. Prioritizing more vaccine doses to Oslo would benefit the whole country, City Council chief Raymond Johansen (AP)…
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Italian newspaper La Stampa: EU will not extend contracts with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson
The EU does not want to extend the vaccine contracts with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson when they expire, an anonymous source told the newspaper La Stampa.
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FHI: The spread of infection in Norway continued to decline last week
Since March 25, the R-number in Norway has averaged 0.8, according to the National Institute of Public Health (FHI). The spread of infection nationally continued to…
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Denmark decides to open up for more travel from May 1
The Danish government, together with the opposition parties, has agreed to gradually open up for more travel.
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Danish authorities: We will not resume the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine
The use of the AstraZeneca vaccine will not be resumed in Denmark, the Danish authorities confirmed.
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BioNTech-Pfizer will speed up the delivery of 50 million vaccine doses to the EU
BioNTech-Pfizer will accelerate the delivery of 50 million corona vaccine doses to the EU.
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Stavanger: 40 new corona cases registered in the last 24 hours
A total of 40 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Stavanger in the last 24 hours. In six of the cases, the route of infection is unknown.
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Parts of Norway – including Oslo – will have to continue to live with strict corona measures even after Friday
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) confirmed that people living in Oslo and Viken have to continue to live under stricter restrictions than other parts of the…
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Norway is launching step 1 of its reopening plan on Friday. Here’s what that means
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) announced that the government would launch the first step of the reopening process on Friday.