Increased demand for face masks in Norway
Norwegian pharmacies notice increased demand for mouthwash after the outbreak of coronavirus. But this is not something the health authorities recommend for healthy people. On…
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Around 150 Norwegian students in China recommended not to head home
Around 151 Norwegian students are in China and Hong Kong. Currently, they have been recommended to stay put due to the virus outbreak in Wuhan.The…
Chinese tourists are denied travel – even to Norway
Tourists from China are denied travel to other countries because of the coronavirus. For Norway, it could mean 85,000 fewer guest days if the ban…
A majority are positive about tourist tax
In a survey conducted by Opinion for Virke, 55 percent say that they are positive about tourist tax, as long as the money goes to…
The oil company Total to cut 20-30 man-years in Norway
French oil giant Total will be down-sizing in Norway. Among 108 employees, between 20 and 30 man-years will be reduced.According to Stavanger Aftenblad, employees have been asked to apply for the…
New debt collection bill could cut fees by NOK 2 billion
A committee will refuse collection companies to charge large fees for unpaid tolls, telephone or medical bills. It can save consumers huge sums. Dagens Næringsliv…
Blood bank introduces quarantine to prevent virus spread
To prevent coronavirus infection, the Blodbanken in Oslo has introduced a quarantine period for blood donors who have traveled through an international airport in the…
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs encourages Norwegian travelers to register
Norwegians who live in areas affected by a coronavirus in China are encouraged to register. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to map the…
Pollen season one month ahead of schedule
Mild weather in parts of the country has brought an early pollen season. On Monday, the daily pollen alert service started, about one month earlier than usual.The warm weather…
Norwegian refuses to reimburse the fee for hand luggage despite a decision by the Air Appeals Board
The Transport Appeals Board upheld four passengers claiming that Norwegians’ charge of carrying too heavy hand luggage was illegal. However, Norwegian refuses to refund the…
SAS offers free re-booking of travel to China
SAS is loosening the rules for rebooking flights to China as a result of the virus outbreak there. – “The foreign ministries throughout Scandinavia; Norway,…
The Directorate of Health fears that drunk people will buy beer from self-service tills
The Directorate of Health has emphasised to the grocery industry that it is forbidden to sell beer to drunk people who use self-service tills. The…
Virus fear is bad news for the Norwegian krone
The krone has depreciated 0.6 percent against the Euro since Friday. The reason is oil price declines and fears in the Chinese coronavirus markets, according…
Ocean Viking has picked up over 220 migrants from the Mediterranean
The Norwegian-owned rescue vessel Ocean Viking has picked up 223 people from fragile vessels in the Mediterranean over the past 24 hours. On Saturday night,…
Approaching a snow-free record in Oslo
Oslo is approaching a snow-free record. The capital has not had snow in January. “Climate changes are here,” says the Meteorological Institute. January is associated…
Foreign Ministry discourages travel to Hubei Province in China
The Foreign Ministry is advising Norwegians against travelling to Hubei Province in China because of the spread of the coronavirus, which has so far claimed…
Listhaug: – Feels like we escaped from prison
FrP Deputy Leader Sylvi Listhaug says she is looking forward to running with pure FrP policy at the Storting.“We will drive FrP policies forward, and I think everyone…
Scientist believes scabies lives longer than previously thought
Stavanger University Hospital has found living scabies on mobile phones. They think it could mean it lives longer than previously thought.The Norwegian Medicines Agency has…
A large number of government ministers have served in the Solberg government
46 ministers have served Erna Solberg’s (H) government in just over six years. That’s more than in the eight red-green years. In Jens Stoltenberg’s (Ap)…
British man imprisoned after a violent episode in Bergen
A 21-year-old British sailor has been remanded in custody for four weeks in Bergen District Court, following a violent episode in Bergen city center on Friday night.The…