Tag: Corona virus

Norway digs in for long Corona battle

The Norwegian government candidly admitted on Tuesday that it was "buying time" with its decision to keep strict Corona virus containment measures in place...

Unemployment hits new post-war high

Norway's state welfare agency NAV was clobbered again on Monday with 20,400 more applications for unemployment benefits. They've now soared to a stunning 243,000...

Markets sag once again

The Oslo Stock Exchange started the week with another sharp decline for the third week in a row. Its main index was down 4.9...

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...

Parliament reined in the government

The Norwegian Parliament refused to entirely go along with the government's request for emergency powers during the Corona virus crisis. In an unusual session...

Infected young adult fined for partying

A young Norwegian health care worker who'd tested positive for the Corona virus has been fined NOK 20,000 (USD 1,800) for violating isloation rules...

Norway won’t send athletes to Olympics in July

The president of Norway's national athletics foundation NIF followed Canada on Monday in declaring that she doesn't want to send any Norwegian athletes to...

Oslo shuts down the taps

All serving of alcoholic beverages in Oslo was banned during the weekend, after officials grew alarmed that bar customers weren't following anti-Corona infection measures....

Skiers took crisis home from Tyrol

It isn't migrants, refugees or terrorists who ended up posing the biggest threat and bringing the greatest crisis to Norway since World War II....

Debate rises over Corona measures

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Norway's government struggles to fine-tune its battle plan against Corona, and relies on a strong sense of Norwegian solidarity, it also...
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