Tag: health care
New wave of Covid virus fills up vaccination centers
Ever-emerging variants of the Covid virus have infected thousands of Norwegians in recent weeks, filling up vaccination centers that were markedly quiet earlier this...
‘Too few’ getting re-vaccinated
He's back: Dr Espen Rostrup Nakstad, Norway's assistant director of health, was a familiar face during the Corona crisis, as he explained effects of...
Health officials issue flu warnings
Norway's state health institute FHI is warning of a rough flu season ahead, after more than 12,000 people had to be hospitalized because of...
Public roars over ‘health care crisis’
Lots of unhappy Norwegians have been yelling at their government this winter. Several nurses even went so far as to organize a public uproar...
Two new cases of monkey pox confirmed
Norwegian health officials have now confirmed two new cases of monkey pox, with one of the patients involved known to have been infected in...
Health officials track case of monkey pox
Norway's public health institute FHI has launched infection tracking efforts after a visitor who was in the country earlier this month was confirmed with...
Norway learns to live with Corona
UPDATED: Norwegian health authorities want to further ease the few Corona-related restrictions that remain. Anyone testing positive for Covid-19 won't even be asked to...
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...
Kongsberg’s victims’ names released
Police in Kongsberg, the small historic city that was stunned by what most call a senseless massacre last week, released the names during the...
Small protest party wins seat in Parliament
A small party formed just a few months with the sole purpose of getting the state to build a hospital in the northern city...
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