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Solberg apprehensive before the alcohol taps open fully
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Høyre) is anxious before the nightlife in Norway is fully opened up. – We know it is a source of infection, she tells Swedish Radio. It was…
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Inmates want jail terms cut for Coronavirus isolation
Isolation as a result of the coronavirus outbreak is so stressful for inmates in Bergen prison that they are now asking for the length of their jail sentences cut. “It…
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Positive news with falling coronavirus numbers at Oslo’s nursing homes
It has been three weeks since the last patient or employee at a nursing home in Oslo was confirmed to have been infected by the coronavirus. This is according to the…
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FHI will analyze the causes of death in Norway during the virus outbreak
The Public Health Institute (FHI) is planning analyzes of total mortality and what people have died from during the Coronavirus pandemic. The project has the working…
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Corona infection detected in school pupils in Drammen
26 pupils at Åskollen school in Drammen have been quarantined after a pair of siblings at the school has been found infected by the coronavirus, reports Drammen…
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Number of corona patients admitted to Norwegian hospitals continues to be stable
51 corona-infected patients were being treated in Norwegian hospitals on Wednesday, the same number as Tuesday. Eleven patients are receiving respirator treatment, which…
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Many Corona infected tell about changes in taste and smell
Two out of three with Covid-19, experienced a change in taste and smell, shows a new Norwegian Corona study. Over 140,000 Norwegian participants have so far responded to…
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Hospital in Bergen closes intensive care unit for Covid-19
Few infected people cause Haraldsplats Diakonal Hospital in Bergen to close the intensive care unit for Coronavirus illness. In March, a room for so-called cohort…
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28 per cent of the cars are gone from the center of Oslo – City Council has started work on removing more
More than one in four cars have disappeared from the center of Oslo from 2016 to 2019, a new report shows. A traffic count and report from Sweco, commissioned by the…
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Umm to face masks in Norway
Although one in three Norwegians are positive about using face masks in Norway, even more people say they are negative, a new study shows. – Broadly speaking, one can…
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Fine weather is arriving to large parts of the country
After a cold and chilly month of May, fine weather will arrive over large parts of the country this week. It will be up to 20 degrees and sunny in Trøndelag on Thursday.…
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The coronavirus is less prevalent, but more deadly
FHI estimates that just over 0.5 percent of Norwegians have been infected by the coronavirus so far. Thus, the virus is more deadly for those infected. – The indications…
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Stable number of corona patients admitted to Norwegian hospitals
52 corona-infected patients were being treated in Norwegian hospitals on Monday. It’s the same number as Sunday. 11 patients are on respirators, which is the same as the…
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Oslo fears public transport crisis when people stop working from home
The municipality of Oslo has asked everyone to continue working from home during the summer holidays. The municipality fears a crisis in public transport if everyone…
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Norway sends corona medicine to Sweden
Following requests from Swedish Minister of Health Lena Hallengren, Norway is sending 2,600 units of a medicine used to treat corona patients. “Norway has received a…
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The royal family drove through the streets of Oslo in open cars
The royal family surprised everyone as they drove in open cars through the streets of Oslo at the 17th May celebration. The cars drove to both Ullevål Hospital and…
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The royal family appeared on the castle balcony
The Children’s parade is canceled and so it does not pass the Palace Square this year. The whole royal family nevertheless appeared on the castle balcony and sang the…