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The Royal Family adds this year’s May 17 lunch to Bygdøy Kongsgård
For the very first time, the Royal Family’s traditional May 17 lunch will be held at the royal estate at Bygdøy in Oslo. The menu includes hot dogs, ice- cream and cake.…
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The Prime Minister thinks we will remember this year’s celebration as a joyous 17th May
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Høyre) hopes this year’s 17th May celebration will be remembered as an exception. But she also thinks it will be remembered as a celebration…
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Half of Norway will stay home on 17th of May
According to Opinion’s Norwegian Corona Monitor, 51 per cent say they believe that they will essentially stay in their own homes on National Day, 17th May. “But far more…
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80 people gathered for a rare 17th of May parade
The Coronavirus pandemic causes a shortage of children’s parade around the world, but in Shanghai over 80 people participated in this year’s 17th of May parade. – “As…
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Other infectious diseases fell by 70 percent during the pandemic
The number of recorded cases of other infectious diseases has plummeted after the most stringent Coronavirus measures were introduced in March. On March 12, the…
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Norwegian is called out after a policy violation
Very few center seats were vacant on Norwegian’s departure DY540 on Friday afternoon from Oslo to Stavanger. Health Minister Bent Høie (Høyre) was on the plane. “I spoke…
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8,221 recorded Coronavirus cases in Norway – up 24
At midnight, 8,221 cases of Coronavirus infection were registered in Norway, according to preliminary figures from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. This is an…
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There will be a May 17 event at Slottsplassen after all
For the first time since the war, the children’s preocession in Oslo has been cancelled. But there will still be a celebrations at Slottsplassen. At 13 o’clock there…
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Significant increase in symptoms of anxiety and depression during the corona crisis
The Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo has conducted a study showing a two- to three-fold increase in symptoms of anxiety and depression during the…
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Over 1,300 criminal cases pending in Norwegian district courts
1,366 criminal cases are queued in Norwegian district courts because of the Coronavirus pandemic, figures from the Court Administration show. There has been an increase…
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The municipalities’ test capacity varies widely
Bergen and Trondheim have the opportunity to test anyone who wants to be tested for corona infection. In Oslo, on the other hand, there is no guarantee of being tested…
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Norway eases corona measures – EEA citizens can again visit family in Norway
Citizens of the EEA who want to visit family in Norway will no longer be denied entry. But they will still have to quarantine. EEA citizens who own real estate in…
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Low mortality of Covid-19 in Norway
New figures show that the death rate among corona infected in Norway is much lower than estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO). In mid-April, the WHO reported…
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Almost half break the speed limit in densely populated areas
47 per cent of Norwegian motorists state that they often or occasionally break the speed limit in the 50 zones. As many as eight out of ten break the speed limit in 80…
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The Seamen’s Church receives 16 million in Coronavirus compensation
The Government grants the Seamen’s Church NOK 16 million in the revised state budget to compensate for revenues that have fallen away during the Coronavirus pandemic.…
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Only half are using the Coronavirus infection app actively
The Public Health Institute’s app Smittestopp has been downloaded by 1.5 million Norwegians, but only 750,000 use it. The National Institute of Public Health would like…
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The UDI had to buy more asylum reception centers because of the Corona crisis
Despite the fact that Norway is likely to receive the lowest number of asylum applications in over 30 years this year, UDI (Norwegian Directorate of Immigration) has…
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Norway’s youngest Coronavirus death recorded in Bjørnafjorden
A man from Bjørnafjorden in Vestland who died of Coronavirus on Saturday was 41 years old. He was thus the youngest to have died of the virus in Norway. The man died at…