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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.
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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.
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Norwegian police registers increase in number of violent incidents connected to serious mental illness
Over the last four years, the number of times the police had to respond with armed patrols to reports connected to serious mental illness incidents has more than doubled.
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Norwegian health official: It seems that one meter of distance is not enough against the mutated coronavirus
The Norwegian Directorate of Health is considering changing its recommendation on keeping one meter of distance and washing hands in light of the British mutation of the…
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Norway’s health institute: 82 cases of the mutated British coronavirus have been detected in Norway so far
A total of 82 cases that the British coronavirus variant have so far been confirmed in Norway, the National Institute of Public Health's (FHI) statistics show.
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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 outbreak under…
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Moderna: Our vaccine seems to be effective against the mutated coronavirus variants
On Monday, vaccine manufacturer Moderna announced that - according to a study - their vaccine is effective against both the British and the South African virus mutations.
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From today, stricter rules for testing and quarantine apply in Norway. Here are the details
These changes take effect at 00:01 on Monday, January 25.
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Eight new cases of the mutated British coronavirus confirmed in Nordre Follo
Out of 120 new analyzed corona samples from Nordre Follo, the mutated coronavirus was detected in eight of them.
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40 new cases of the mutated coronavirus detected in Nordre Follo
A total of 40 new cases of the mutated coronavirus from the UK were discovered on Monday in Nordre Follo Municipality.
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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.
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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 a good…
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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 stated.
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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 will be closed in the 15 border zone…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 coronavirus.
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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.