Tag: health care
Small protest party wins seat in Parliament
A small party formed just a few months with the sole purpose of getting the state to build a hospital in the northern city...
Hospital nurses remain on strike
Norwegian nurses working at state-run hospitals remained on strike heading into the weekend, even after their colleagues at the local level were ordered back...
More teachers and nurses go on strike
UPDATED: More than 600 teachers, day care workers and health care professionals in Oslo have joined 7,390 others who went on strike around Norway...
Infection rate now outpaces Sweden’s
Norway has had among the lowest Corona infection rates in Europe, and much lower than in neighbouring Sweden. Not anymore. That changed over the...
Corona testing fails to meet demands
None of Norway's major cities meets new Corona virus testing demands, and state Health Director Bjørn Guldvog fears Oslo is losing control over how...
Nurses want more than applause
Norwegian nurses been flattered by applause from the public, praise in the media and even a video greeting of gratitude last week from Queen...
More protective garments arrive
New supplies of protective garments and gear for medical personnel were being trucked out to hospitals all over Norway on Monday. Included among the...
Norway shuts down to control Corona
Restaurants, cafés, bars, schools, day care centers and many companies all over Norway were being urged if not ordered to close or dramatically limit...
No Birkebeiner as Corona spreads
The Corona virus has "entered a new phase" in Norway, public health officials declared Tuesday evening. New cases can't be traced to infection abroad,...
Health minister faced a grilling
The Conservatives' Bent Høie has ranked as Norway's longest-serving health minister, but was told in Parliament Tuesday that public confidence in his efforts to...
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