NOK 20,000 fine to a Coronavirus infected person who went to a party
The Western Police District has given a fine of NOK 20,000 to a person infected with the Coronavirus who has broken the home quarantine and…
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Two Coronavirus related deaths at Ahus
Two people have died of the Coronavirus the last 24 hours at Akershus University Hospital. In total, nine people have now died from the virus…
Norwegians stuck in Hurtigruten ship off the Falkland Islands due to the Coronavirus
Several Norwegians are on board the Hurtigruten hybrid ship Roald Amundsen, which is on its way to the Falkland Islands after being refused to come…
No one in the Armed Forces will be temporarily laid off
Large parts of Norwegian business are being affected by the coronavirus epidemic in Norway, and Nav has received over 100,000 applications for temporary layoffs. In…
Health authorities are considering which measures are needed in the future
Curfews and seclusion of municipalities will probably not be applicable when the health authorities determine, next week, which corona measures apply after 26 March. “The…
Jewelry must be removed for the hands to be as clean as possible
Removing rings, watches and the like are common infection control procedures in the health service. One nurse thinks the decoration needs to be removed by…
Residence permit extension for foreign workers
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is working on an amendment to the Immigration Regulations to allow foreign workers already in Norway to receive…
The Directorate of Health is requesting facemasks
The Directorate of Health has asked everyone with stored contamination equipment to contact Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Sør-Øst) as soon as…
Embassy personnel will ensure that Norwegians come home from Thailand
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent embassy personnel to the airport in Bangkok to ensure that persons with a residence permit in Norway are…
Bergen Municipality will notify people in larger groups
If many people gather in a defined area outdoors, Bergen Municipality will send them SMS and ask them to spread. The municipality has gone to…
These are the most popular Coronavirus searches
Norwegians now search for “Coronavirus” more than “weather” on the Google search engine. “Coronavirus Norway” was the most popular Coronavirus-related search last week. On Friday,…
FHI: 1,926 confirmed corona infections in Norway – 183 new cases over the past day
A total of 1,926 people have now been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus in Norway. In the past 24 hours, 183 new cases…
Municipalities refuse to loosen the quarantine
Northern Norway municipalities defy Justice Minister Monica Mæland’s (H) request to drop closed municipal boundaries and quarantine for the people coming from the south. Several…
Hospital manager: – Young and healthy are hit unexpectedly by the Coronavirus
The majority of those affected by the coronavirus are elderly and people with chronic illnesses but young, healthy people, and severely. VG reported on Thursday…
126 inmates released to reduce the risk of infection in prisons
During the week, 126 prisoners in Norwegian prisons received advanced release to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection, reports the Norwegian Correctional Service Directorate. Advance…
Norwegian hospitals will test malaria medicine on corona patients
On Friday afternoon, it became clear that the malaria medicines hydroxychloroquine and Remdesivir will be tested at Norwegian hospitals on Norwegian Covid-19 patients. Among the…
7,000 people have called the Foreign Ministry’s helpline
Many Norwegians abroad want to come home, but travel restrictions and fewer flights are causing problems. The UD’s public telephone has received many thousands of…
People have confidence in the Government’s management of the Coronavirus crisis
Two-thirds of the population said they trust the authorities’ handling of the Coronavirus, according to a survey that also found support for the Right increasing.Support…
The hospitals are crying out for facemasks
There is a noticeable lack of facemasks at the hospitals in the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Sør-Øst). Now the organization is…
Norway mobilises international support for vaccine development effort
Several countries are now supporting Norway’s appeal for funding for the development of a vaccine against the Covid-19 virus. Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are…