Norway’s FHI wants to examine sewage to detect coronavirus
Investigating the sewage has previously revealed drug use. Now, researchers want to use sewage to detect the coronavirus. The foul-smelling wastewater can, in fact, give…
Coronavirus in Norway
Norway’s FHI: Number of hospitalized corona patients continues to decline
The number of hospitalized corona patients continues to decline but will probably not decrease as quickly in May as in March and April, the FHI…
Despite the good news of the Corona Commission’s second report, there is room for improvement
The Corona Commission presented its second report on Norway’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday. Covering how well the pandemic was handled by authorities…
Corona Commission presents second report: Overall, the handling of the pandemic in Norway was good
The handling of the pandemic in Norway has generally been good, but children and young people have been hit hard by the measures. Furthermore, the…
FHI director: Some of the corona measures in Norway were too strict
Some of the corona measures, especially in addressing the omicron variant, were too strict, FHI director Camilla Stoltenberg said on Friday. Months after Norway celebrated…
Norway revokes advice to stay home for four days after becoming infected with corona
“Now, we will learn to live with the coronavirus in society. We want to normalize how we relate to the virus,” Minister of Health Ingvild…
Norway’s FHI: Corona hospitalization risk in children and adolescents is decreasing
New analyses from the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) show that the risk of hospitalization for children and young people has decreased during delta…
Norwegian experts expect new corona wave this autumn
Several Norwegian experts expect a new coronavirus wave to come this autumn. Immunologist Gunnveig Grødeland at the University of Oslo and professor of virology Rebecca…
Norway’s FHI: If this trend continues, the number of corona infection cases will halve every other week
The number of new corona infection cases in Norway will halve every other week if the trend from recent weeks continues, according to the National…
Norway’s FHI: The peak of the corona epidemic in the country is behind us
The epidemic has passed its peak in Norway and shows a clearly declining trend, the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) stated on Wednesday. Although…
Norway’s FHI believes the peak of omicron infection is behind us
The peak of the omicron wave has been reached both in terms of infected and hospitalized people, according to the National Institute of Public Health…
Norway has more than 1 million corona vaccine doses in storage
Norway has around 1.2 million doses of corona vaccines in storage. These are vaccines that Norway has received but which have not been used in…
A lot of Norwegians who lost their jobs due to corona are dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the pandemic
51% of those who were laid off or lost their jobs during the pandemic are dissatisfied with the Støre government’s handling of the corona pandemic,…
Two years of pandemic still affect the students; Støre: The toughest thing was to close the schools
Closed schools and digital education for two years have eroded students’ motivation and faith in the future. “We do not have time to have no…
Ruter lost 38% of its travelers during the pandemic
The pandemic led to a sharp decline in the number of passengers for the public transport company Ruter. Now the traffic is back to 85%…
Health director Guldvog: The Norwegian health service can withstand at least a doubling in the number of admitted corona patients
On Thursday, a record number of 402 corona patients were admitted to Norwegian hospitals. However, health director Bjørn Guldvog is not worried and says the…
New record: 402 corona-infected patients hospitalized in Norway – 44 in intensive care
On Thursday, 402 corona-infected patients were admitted to hospitals in Norway. This is the first time the number has passed 400. At the same time,…
FHI: The spread of coronavirus continues to increase in most parts of Norway
The spread of coronavirus continues to increase in most parts of the country. The peak has not been reached yet but is expected in the…
FHI: Almost 23,000 people in Norway have had corona several times
Figures from the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) show that 22,923 people in Norway have had corona several times. Health director Bjørn Guldvog thinks…
PM Støre repeats that corona relief is on its way – possibly before February 17
On Friday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (AP) repeated that corona reliefs would come no later than next Thursday – but said that it could…
