Tag: Corona virus

New machines to boost virus testing

Norway already has been testing far more people for the Corona virus than most other countries, and was quick to start offering drive-in testing...

Two new deaths as Corona keeps raging

With more than 1,000 Norwegians infected by the Corona virus and two new deaths confirmed on Saturday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced even tougher...

Operators cancel cruises and ferries

Color Line has cancelled its cruise-ferry service between Oslo and Kiel, Germany for the next two weeks, the company announced on Friday. The decision...

Layoffs take off at Norwegian Air

Oslo-based Norwegian Air has set off what's likely to be a flood of layoffs in Norway, after a government economic crisis package meant to...

Two new ministers stride into crisis

NEWS ANALYSIS: Right in the middle of Norway's biggest crisis in years, Prime Minister Erna Solberg also had to formally name two new cabinet...

Internet put to the test, too

Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor, which controls much of Norway's communications infrastructure, had to admit on Friday that online services were a bit slower than...

Interest rates cut, shares rebounded

After another terrible day for the Oslo Stock Exchange on Thursday, its main index bounced back Friday morning, up more than 2 percent as...

Ports turn away cruise passengers

Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger have all begun refusing to allow cruise passengers to disembark, for fear they'll spread the Corona virus. On Thursday, Norway's...

Ski resorts shut down immediately

Four of Norway's biggest and most popular alpine skiing resorts (Hemsedal, Trysil, Hafjell and Kvitfjell) shut down all their ski lifts on Thursday. The...

Norway logs first Corona death

Prime Minister Erna Solberg had the dubious honour of announcing the first death in Norway linked to the Corona virus Thursday evening. After a...
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