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Electric cars are still a predominately urban phenomenon in Norway, new overview shows
Every third electric car in Norway is registered in one of the four big cities - Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, or Stavanger.
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Corona outbreak confirmed at a new construction site in Oslo, 18 people infected
A construction site at Grünerløkka in Oslo has been closed after 18 employees were diagnosed with coronavirus. 150 people have been quarantined after the outbreak.
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Bodø closes gyms and bans alcohol serving after new coronavirus outbreak
Bodø Municipality is introducing strict measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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A total of 93 corona-infected patients are currently admitted to hospitals in Norway
On Friday, 93 corona-infected patients were admitted to hospitals in Norway. That is an increase of one patient from the day before.
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A corona vaccine refrigerator in Sarpsborg has malfunctioned, and hundreds of doses could be at risk
A refrigerator full of vaccines in Sarpsborg malfunctioned on Friday night. Now the clock is ticking due to the vaccine's shelf life, and the Municipality is urgently…
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State of emergency: Finland shuts down society for three weeks
The coronavirus infection is spreading fast in Finland, so the country will be shut down for three weeks from March 8, Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced.
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Red Cross: There is an increased need for free holiday offers among families in Norway
Large parts of Norway's population have winter holidays this week. The Red Cross has noticed an increase in inquiries on free holiday offers.
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Norway’s health institute is considering dropping second vaccine dose requirement for people who already had corona
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) is now looking at whether people who already had COVID-19 have good enough protection after only one dose of the vaccine.
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Norway’s Health Directorate: Vaccinated older people should be allowed to have more physical contact
The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends such an approach in its new assessment.
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Nidaros: A new mutated virus variant has been discovered in Trondheim
A multivariant of the British, South African, and Brazilian corona variant has been detected in a sample taken from a person who came to Trondheim from abroad.
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Danish breeders have started receiving state compensation for the mass killing of mink in 2020
The first round of compensation has been paid to Danish mink breeders after the mass killing of mink last year.
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Corona-infected man charged with taking the bus in Trondheim and breaching isolation
A man is accused of taking a bus in Trondheim even though he was infected with the coronavirus and should have been in isolation.
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Chief physician believes many Norwegians were surprised by severe vaccine side effects: “They weren’t prepared”
A total of 2,215 reports of suspected vaccine side effects have been reported. Chief physician Sigurd Hortemo believes several people have been surprised by how powerful…
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Center Party: Norway shouldn’t lose control over its natural resources
The Center Party (SP) fears that the sale of Norwegian resources to foreign actors could give other countries political and economic influence in Norway.
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Bergen: Real estate investor sentenced to five years in prison for fraud
A real estate investor has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Bergen District Court for fraud - in connection with falsifying documentation to get a loan.
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40 people end up in quarantine after an outbreak of infection at DNT cabin Fondsbu
On Thursday morning, one of the guests at the DNT cabin Fondsbu in Jotunheimen tested positive for COVID-19. Around 40 cabin guests have been quarantined at the cabin.
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The Council of Europe asks Norwegian Child Welfare Services to become better at helping minority families
In recent years, many child welfare cases have gone to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, and Norway has been involved in several of them.
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The British virus variant will soon account for more than half of the positive samples in Norway, FHI chief warns
The British coronavirus variant will account for more than half of the positive samples in a short time, according to the National Institute of Public Health's (FHI)…