Bergen introduces new anti-corona rules. Here’s the full list of measures
Bergen City Council is introducing a ban on private gatherings with more than ten people and mandatory face masks in public transport. “Unfortunately, we are…
Coronavirus infections
Police asked to intervene after queue chaos at Bergen corona testing station
Chaos erupted at the test station in Fyllingsdalen after Bergen’s emergency service announced that they were fully booked for coronavirus testing. Police were asked to…
Hammerfest now has the highest corona infection rate in all of Norway
During the weekend, four patients have recovered from COVID-19 infection in Hammerfest. However, with 28 confirmed infections, the municipality is still the “reddest” in Norway….
New figures: 100 Norwegian municipalities registered imported corona cases from Poland
In the last two months, coronavirus has been detected on 344 flights to Norway, many of which have come from Poland. A total of 100…
Norwegian Prime Minister: Hospitalization numbers will likely increase – we fear more deaths
As a consequence of higher infection rates in Norway, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) fears more corona patients will end up in hospitals – and…
Norway launches new national anti-corona measures. Here’s the update
The Norwegian government is tightening national corona measures. On Monday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg presented the government’s new national corona rules. Here’s the regulation update:…
More than 50 corona-infected people from Poland arrived in Norway by plane last week
More than 50 people have tested positive at the test stations at Torp and Gardermoen last week after arriving from Poland. Municipal chief physician Ole…
Oslo authorities worried about imported infection: “Many planes come from Poland to Norway every day”
Oslo’s City Council chief Raymond Johansen (AP) believes reducing the number of imported corona cases will be extremely important in the coming weeks. “The infection…
Norwegian researchers are investigating the so-called “long COVID”
Sørlandet and Telemark hospitals will take a closer look at patients who feel that they are not entirely well after having COVID-19. The research on…
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,…
Health official: Norway must implement changes now to establish control over the pandemic
In the last 24 hours, 270 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Norway. That means that Norway is approaching the infection level from March….
Hammerfest hospital stops admitting patients, all patients will be sent to other hospitals
The hospital in Hammerfest introduced a stop to hospitalizations to reduce the spread of infection. “This is a scenario we have envisioned and which we…
Norwegian Prime Minister: We’re introducing stricter anti-corona measures next week
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) says that an effort to reduce the infection in November and the beginning of December will provide Norwegians with the…
Gjøvik municipality fears coronavirus super-spreaders
Over the course of six days, 13 new corona cases have been confirmed in Gjøvik. The municipality believes that infection rates could rise. Municipal chief…
Official data: Half of the corona patients in Norway were born abroad
Immigrants have been overrepresented among those infected ever since the pandemic began. But in the last three months, the proportion has increased. Almost half, 272…
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…
Hammerfest registers local corona outbreak, 170 people in quarantine
Hammerfest mayor Marianne Sivertsen Næss (AP) states that a total of 25 people have been confirmed to be infected, and 170 people are in quarantine…
Norway registers highest number of hospitalized corona patients since end of May
On Wednesday, Norway registered a number of hospitalized coronavirus patients that hasn’t been seen since May 28. On Wednesday, 36 people were admitted to Norwegian…
Number of coronavirus cases surpasses 40 million worldwide
Over the weekend, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide exceeded 40 million. It’s only been a month since the global count passed 30 million,…
Norway registers low corona infection figures in kindergartens and schools
Figures from the National Infection Detection Team at the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) show that there are few cases of infection in kindergartens…
