Health Minister: Norwegians could return to a more normal life before the summer of 2021
If the vaccination goes as planned, Norwegians will be able to get back to a more normal life by the summer, Minister of Health Bent…
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Norway registers major decline in HIV infection cases
So far this year, 109 people have been diagnosed with HIV in Norway. That is a significant decrease from last year. Tuesday is World AIDS…
Minister: Healthcare workers can enter Norway even if they don’t have a negative corona test
Minister of Health Bent Høie will allow personnel in critical societal functions, such as health personnel, to enter Norway even if they do not have…
Majority in Norwegian parliament against placing young people in nursing homes: “It must be banned”
The practice of placing young people in institutions for the elderly against their will has become common in several municipalities. Now, more politicians want to…
Happiness researcher encourages Norwegians to hang up Christmas lights now: “It creates joy”
Light is positive and creates everyday joy, psychologist and happiness researcher Ragnhild Bang Nes at FHI noted. She encourages people to hang up Christmas lights….
Norwegian Health Minister hopes everyone can go home for Christmas but has “no guarantees”
The government can’t guarantee that everyone can go home for Christmas, but Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) hopes it will be possible. “None of…
Even stricter corona measures might be necessary for Oslo, Norway’s Health Minister warns
After another record of infection cases in the capital, Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) warns that even stricter measures may be necessary. On Tuesday,…
Norway’s Health Minister refuses to make corona exception – the national football team won’t travel to Romania
Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) will not intervene to let the national football team travel abroad against the Norwegian Directorate of Health’s input. The…
Norwegian have to prepare for corona measures during Christmas, Health Minister warns
Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) says that the recent developments have gone in such a negative direction that Norwegians must prepare for corona measures…
Young Norwegians are exercising less during the corona pandemic
A recent study shows that Norwegians between the ages of 20 and 40 exercise less than they did before the corona pandemic occurred. The training…
Foreigners who don’t present a negative corona test upon entry could be expelled from Norway
Foreigners who cannot present a negative corona test while entering Norway could face expulsion, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) said on Thursday. At the government’s…
Norwegian Health Minister: The second coronavirus wave is here
Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) says Norway has control of the coronavirus pandemic but warns that the country faces another wave. “If we are…
Norway is announcing new infection control measures this week
Minister of Health Bent Høie announced that Norway would be tightening its anti-corona rules this week. “The infection is spreading so fast, and tracking is…
Norway tightens anti-corona rules for close contacts
Since much of the infection occurs in private homes, the rules for close contacts are being tightened. The Norwegian government is now asking quarantined adults…
Four major Norwegian cities could lose multicultural doula care for minority women from New Year’s
From New Year, offers of multicultural support of so-called doulas to women giving birth could come to an end in Oslo, Lørenskog, Trondheim, and Drammen….
Norwegian Health Minister: The corona situation hasn’t been this serious since March
According to TV2, the Norwegian government and City Council leaders in Oslo and Bergen are now considering obligatory face masks at shopping centers, canceling weddings,…
Norwegian Health Minister: Lives will be lost if we lift anti-infection measures
On Wednesday, Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) attacked those who believe that the corona measures are too strict. “If we lift infection measures, the…
Health Minister: Most people in Norway were not infected with coronavirus by strangers
Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) believes that the meaning of the term “close contact” has changed recently. “During the corona pandemic, we have been…
Norway reacts positively to EU framework for travel restrictions
EU member states agree on a common framework for travel restrictions. The new system is more relaxed than the Norwegian system. “Norway has had a…
It’s official: Norway is making the vaccine against COVID-19 free
The Norwegian government has decided that the vaccine against COVID-19 will be free for the entire population, Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) said on…
