Tag: Corona virus

High-infection areas to get more vaccine

Faced with more rising Corona infection in specific geographic areas, Health Minister Bent Høie is going along with equally rising calls to redistribute vaccine...

Oslo ordered into shutdown again

Raymond Johansen, head of Oslo's city government, ordered another immediate shutdown Sunday evening of all restaurants, most all stores, art galleries, high schools and...

Commuters return despite third wave

A sudden sharp rise in Corona infection, not least among workers at some construction sites in Oslo, is prompting Norwegian health officials to brace...

Corona cancels ‘Finnmarksløpet’

Norway's gruelling but often spectacular dogsled race around Finnmark in Northern Norway has been cancelled because of national restrictions aimed at preventing the spread...

Police investigate Dutch soldier’s death

UPDATED: Both local and military police have launched investigations after a NATO soldier from the Netherlands was found dead in barracks set up for...

Lots more vaccine doses on the way

Health Minister Bent Høie finally had some good news to report heading into the weekend: Norway is due to get more than 2 million...

Thumbs down for curfew in Norway

Justice Minister Monica Mæland confirmed on Wednesday that the government won't resort to curfews to control Corona virus infection, at least not now. She...

Oslo to ‘carefully’ open up again

Elementary and junior high schools, restaurants, free-standing stores, libraries and some sports facilities can reopen in the Norwegian capital from Wednesday (February 3). Private...

Norway closing to most non-residents

The Norwegian government closed the country's borders from midnight Thursday to nearly everyone who doesn't live in the country. The goal is to ward...

Corona cancels NATO exercise

NATO's large annual winter exercise in Norway called "Joint Viking" was halted on Tuesday, because of what Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen called "a demanding...
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