Tag: Corona virus

Virus shoots down Liberation jubilee

The canons at Akershus in Oslo and other fortresses around Norway will be fired, but the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway in...

Porsgrunn first to cancel 17th of May

Norway's southern city of Porsgrunn became the first on Thursday to cancel its annual and festive Constitution Day celebrations on the 17th of May....

Island won’t let residents leave

Norway's northern island community of Træna was caught in conflict at home this week, after local officials banned all municipal employees from leaving the...

More billions roll into crisis funding

NEWS ANALYSIS: It took years of debate before Norwegian politicians agreed to spend a few billion kroner on projects like a new gateway airport...

Corona found in 22 Oslo nursing homes

More than 4,100 people live permanently or temporarily in Oslo's 43 nursing homes and care centers, and Corona infection has been found in just...

Voluntary app can track infection

Norwegian health care officials have developed an app that can log its users' movements for 30 days and thus help them track possible sources...

Regions ignore the state’s guidelines

Many of Norway's local mayors and some county governors continue to ignore and even defy state guidelines during the Corona crisis. Now some are...

‘Historic’ collapse in North Sea oil price

A barrel of Norway's North Sea crude oil was selling for USD 22.85 Monday morning, the lowest price since the spring of 2003. Nearly...

Residential high-rise evacuated

More than 90 residents of a high-rise residence in Oslo, in which they shared bathroom and laundry room facilities, were evacuated on Sunday after...

WHO virus study starts in Norway

Health Minister Bent Høie announced Friday afternoon that Norway is the first country to take part in a major international study that will test...
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