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Norway registered 299 new corona cases in the infected last 24 hours
In the last 24 hours, 299 corona infections have been registered in Norway. That is 16 fewer than the day before and seven fewer than the same day last week.
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Norway ranked as the 6th best place to be during COVID-19
News company Bloomberg has ranked Norway as the 6th best country to be in during the COVID-19 pandemic, their Covid Resilience ranking shows.
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Norway changes its travel advice for one hospital district in Finland
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against non-essential travel to the North Karelia Hospital District in Finland.
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Mutated British virus detected in Trondheim
One case of the British mutated virus has now been detected in Trondheim, the Municipality announced in a press release.
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Minister: Shopping centers will remain closed when the Oslo region gradually reopens
The shopping centers in the 25 closed municipalities in the Oslo area will be closed until February 10 at the earliest. Other stores will gradually reopen.
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Fewer Norwegians died in 2020 than usual
On average, 40,700 people died annually in Norway over the past five years. In 2020, around 300 fewer people died.
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Electric cars are taking over Norway: “The biggest challenge is to build enough fast chargers fast enough”
Roadways in Norway are seeing an onslaught of charge-to-drive newcomers: electric cars. Here are the details as of early 2021.
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Alcohol serving ban in Oslo to be continued – but restaurants will soon be allowed to reopen
The alcohol serving ban will be continued until mid-February. However, restaurants in the closed Oslo region will soon be able to reopen.
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Up to 95% of Norwegian aid to the disabled in Malawi has been misused, investigation shows
According to an investigation, a total of 95% of Norwegian aid to a project that would improve the situation of the disabled in Malawi has allegedly been misused.
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Swiss pharma giant Novartis to assist Pfizer and BioNTech with corona vaccine production
The Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has entered into an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech to assist them in the production of the corona vaccines.
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Norway’s King Harald has to undergo leg surgery on Saturday
King Harald has been admitted to the Oslo University Hospital (Rikshospitalet).
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Norway’s government proposes measures worth 16.3 billion kroner in new corona crisis package
The Norwegian government is proposing new measures totaling NOK 16.3 billion. The measures are aimed at young people, students, laid-off workers, and others.
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New outbreak in Nordre Follo: A total of 29 people infected at Tårnåsen school
14 new corona cases have been detected at Tårnåsen school in Nordre Follo. The Municipality suspects several cases of mutated coronavirus.
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More than 100,000 Norwegians have received the first dose of the corona vaccine
A total of 100,343 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the corona vaccine in Norway, according to the National Institute of Public Health's (FHI)…
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Janssen: Our single-dose corona vaccine is 66% effective
According to Belgian company Janssen, its COVID-19 vaccine is 66% effective.
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Foreign workers host party in quarantine hotel in Trondheim: “Most serious breach of rules so far”
Trondheim Municipality has reported several foreign workers for violations of infection control legislation after the workers, among other things, had a party together…
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EU introduces vaccine export control: “We paid these companies to increase production, and we expect them to deliver”
The European Commission (EC) has introduced a register to monitor exports of corona vaccines produced at EU plants to stop “inappropriate” exports. The register has been…
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AstraZeneca vaccine approved by EU Medicines Agency
The EU Medicines Agency has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca.
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Progress Party: Norway’s border closure shouldn’t last longer than two weeks
The Progress Party (FRP) leader, Siv Jensen, believes that the strict entry measures that were introduced on Wednesday must be as short-lived as possible.
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Pfizer/BioNTech: Our vaccine is effective against the British and South African mutations
Pfizer and BioNTech say their COVID-19 vaccine is also effective against the virus variants that have emerged in the UK and South Africa.