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Norway to phase out regional corona measures in 13 Viken municipalities
In 13 municipalities, the measures will be phased out. Furthermore, the level of measures will be lowered in 19 municipalities.
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King Harald will continue to perform his constitutional duties on Monday, after recovering from surgery
King Harald has recovered from the knee surgery at the end of January. He will resume his constitutional duties from Monday, April 12, the Royal House stated.
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EU starts investigating blood clot cases among people vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Cases of people in the USA experiencing blood clots after receiving Janssen's COVID-19 vaccine have led to the EU Medicines Agency opening an investigation into the…
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The EU Medicines Agency is looking into new possible AstraZeneca side effect
The Safety Committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has begun investigating reports of capillary leak syndrome in people who have received the AstraZeneca…
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Solberg accepts 20,000 kroner fine, says she’s embarrassed about breaking corona rules
On Friday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) apologized once again for breaking the infection control rules. She said she would pay the NOK 20,000 fine.
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Ruter prepares for bus driver strike: “In the event of a strike, all busses in the Oslo area will be canceled”
If the mediation between LO, YS, and NHO does not succeed, several thousand bus drivers will go on strike.
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Prime Minister Erna Solberg fined 20,000 kroner for breaching corona rules
Prime Minister Erna Solberg has been fined NOK 20,000 for her role in carrying out the dinner in Geilo on Friday, February 26.
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Opinion: Erna Solberg has been fined for breaching corona rules. Here’s why that is important
The Police have announced that the Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, will be fined NOK 20.000 for beach national corona infection measure guidelines in February. This fine,…
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Norwegian researchers: More full-time employees provide better infection control in nursing homes
If one is to succeed in limiting coronavirus in nursing homes, more people must be employed in full-time positions. That is the conclusion of a group of researchers.
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Norway wants to join the EU Defense Fund, plans to continue Erasmus and Horizon Europe programs
The list of EU programs that the Norwegian government wants to join is ready. Important education and research programs will continue, while the EU Defense Fund is new…
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Kristiansand: Two men charged with murder of anti-Islamization activist
Two men have been charged with the murder of 48-year-old Dan-Eivind Lid in October last year, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reports.
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Jensen comments on Solberg’s corona fine: “The law is the same for everyone”
On Friday, the police announced that Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) would be fined NOK 20,000 after her 60th birthday celebration in Geilo during the winter holidays.
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In a February e-mail, Norway’s health institute recommended vaccine cards, not full vaccine passports
In a professional recommendation to the government from February, the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) wrote that a digital vaccination card would be…
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Greta Thunberg decides to drop climate conference due to low vaccination numbers
The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg believes that the climate conference COP26 should be postponed until more people have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
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FHI: Fully vaccinated nursing home residents who got corona were probably infected with a mutated variant
Several fully vaccinated nursing home residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) says they are probably infected by the…
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Bergen: 40 new corona cases and two deaths registered in the last 24 hours
A total of 40 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Bergen on Friday, the Municipality stated. At the same time, two new deaths have been reported.
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Under threat? Wild salmon and reindeer considered as new candidates for Norway’s Red List of Species
The situation for wild salmon and wild reindeer could be classified as near threatened. Experts are considering changing their status on the new Red List for 2021, which…
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This Easter, the Norwegian police issued more than 2,600 speeding tickets – a four-year record
More than 2,600 speeding tickets were issued at Easter. According to the National Mobile Police Service, this is the highest number in the last four years…