Tag: Corona virus

New tax proposed for non-vaccinated

Norwegian leaders should consider taxing people who've refused to heed incessant calls to get vaccinated against the Corona virus, suggest two analysts at consulting...

Hotel workers get some holiday cheer

Some of Norway's major hotel chains have withdrawn lay-off warnings for their workers, after the government gave in to demands for more compensation for...

FHI predicts new wave of Omicron

Norwegian hospitals were warned by the state public health institute FHI on Wednesday that yet another wave of the Corona virus may crash over...

Optimism amidst vaccine offensive

Medics from the Norwegian military were reporting for vaccination duty on Monday, just as a new study sparked optimism that former Corona patients can...

Interest rates rise despite uncertainty

Norway's central bank (Norges Bank) is sticking to its long-term plan to gradually raise interest rates, confirming on Thursday that it's boosting its policy...

Hospitals fill with vaccine skeptics

The new Omicron strain of the Corona virus continues to sweep through Norway, setting even more infection records just as Norwegian hospitals are also...

Little holiday cheer in ‘lockdown light’

It's not normal for the metro platform at Oslo's busy National Theater station to be almost empty on a Tuesday during the Christmas holiday...

Bars, restaurants most likely to close

A national ban on serving alcoholic beverages in Norway will take effect from midnight Tuesday. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said it's aimed at...

Exhausted nurses reduced to tears

One of the most poignant moments of the Corona crisis in Norway wound up being aired live on national TV last week. An intensive...

Inflation jumps to new 13-year high

So much for Christmas cheer: Norway's consumer price index (CPI) jumped by 5.1 percent from November last year to November 2021, according to new...
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