https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Europe, this time driven by new, fast-spreading Omicron subvariants, is once again threatening to disrupt people's summer plans. https://www.thelocal.no/20220622/covid-subvariants-cast-shadow-over-european-summer Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:08:14 +0200 covid-subvariants-cast-shadow-over-european-summer Health authorities in Norway say that Covid-19 cases will increase in the country this summer as a new subvariant of the virus emerges, but the return of restrictions in not expected. https://www.thelocal.no/20220620/norway-does-not-expect-return-of-covid-19-restrictions-this-summer-despite-wave Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:40:55 +0200 norway-does-not-expect-return-of-covid-19-restrictions-this-summer-despite-wave Norway’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic was given an overall positive scorecard in an official commission report published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20220426/verdict-how-well-did-norway-handle-the-covid-19-pandemic Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:33:51 +0200 verdict-how-well-did-norway-handle-the-covid-19-pandemic Norway's King Harald has tested positive for coronavirus and has "mild symptoms", the Royal House of Norway announced Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20220322/norways-king-harald-tests-positive-for-covid-19 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:33:44 +0100 norways-king-harald-tests-positive-for-covid-19 A record 24,429 Covid-19 cases were recorded in Norway on Tuesday, the first time the country has registered more than 20,000 infections in a day. https://www.thelocal.no/20220126/norway-registers-over-20000-daily-covid-19-cases-for-the-first-time Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:16:30 +0100 norway-registers-over-20000-daily-covid-19-cases-for-the-first-time The number of weekly Covid-19 hospitalisations in Norway is rising and will continue to do so, despite the now dominant Omicron variant being milder than other variants, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20220125/why-omicron-has-caused-an-increase-in-covid-19-hospitalisations-in-norway Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:46:19 +0100 why-omicron-has-caused-an-increase-in-covid-19-hospitalisations-in-norway The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20220124/why-europe-could-be-headed-for-pandemic-endgame Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:51:13 +0100 why-europe-could-be-headed-for-pandemic-endgame A record 15,367 Covid-19 infections were recorded in Norway on Tuesday, the first time the country has registered more than 15,000 infections in a day. https://www.thelocal.no/20220119/norway-registers-over-15000-daily-covid-19-cases-for-first-time Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:56:20 +0100 norway-registers-over-15000-daily-covid-19-cases-for-first-time Covid infections in Norway will peak in the coming weeks before trending downwards, modelling from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has predicted. https://www.thelocal.no/20220117/when-will-the-current-wave-of-covid-19-infections-in-norway-peak Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:06:52 +0100 when-will-the-current-wave-of-covid-19-infections-in-norway-peak A daily Covid-19 infection total of 11,825 new cases was registered in Norway on Wednesday, the first time the country has recorded more than 10,000 infections in a day. https://www.thelocal.no/20220113/covid-19-infections-in-norway-surpass-10000-daily-cases-for-first-time Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:58:46 +0100 covid-19-infections-in-norway-surpass-10000-daily-cases-for-first-time Norway recorded just under 8,000 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, a new daily infection record for the country and over 2,500 more than the previous day. https://www.thelocal.no/20220105/norway-registers-record-number-of-new-covid-19-cases Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:50:27 +0100 norway-registers-record-number-of-new-covid-19-cases Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has warned the public that they can expect the coronavirus to affect their daily lives throughout the winter. https://www.thelocal.no/20220104/covid-to-hit-everyday-life-in-norway-throughout-winter-warns-pm Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:07:27 +0100 covid-to-hit-everyday-life-in-norway-throughout-winter-warns-pm The Norwegian Institute of Public Health said on Monday that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was now dominant in the country after Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre earlier said a sharp rise in infections was likely within the next month. https://www.thelocal.no/20220103/norway-told-to-expect-sharp-rise-in-covid-19-infections-as-omicron-becomes-dominant Mon, 03 Jan 2022 16:14:42 +0100 norway-told-to-expect-sharp-rise-in-covid-19-infections-as-omicron-becomes-dominant Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of the pandemic, an AFP tally Saturday showed. https://www.thelocal.no/20220102/europe-tops-100-million-covid-cases-afp-tally Sun, 02 Jan 2022 11:35:17 +0100 europe-tops-100-million-covid-cases-afp-tally European countries are battling a huge spike in Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant but some countries are hit worse than others and strategies to fight the pandemic vary. Here's a run-through of the state of play as 2021 draws to a close. https://www.thelocal.no/20211231/compare-how-europe-is-ending-2021-with-record-covid-rates-and-new-restrictions Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:48:15 +0100 compare-how-europe-is-ending-2021-with-record-covid-rates-and-new-restrictions The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) said on Thursday that it is too soon to consider loosening national coronavirus restrictions, despite a recent drop in cases. https://www.thelocal.no/20211230/norways-health-authority-advises-caution-over-easing-covid-19-restrictions Thu, 30 Dec 2021 20:31:49 +0100 norways-health-authority-advises-caution-over-easing-covid-19-restrictions A lower number of Covid-19 infections were detected in Norway during the Christmas holiday with fewer people tested for the virus,. https://www.thelocal.no/20211227/how-has-christmas-affected-number-of-covid-19-cases-detected-in-norway Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:56:51 +0100 how-has-christmas-affected-number-of-covid-19-cases-detected-in-norway Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths have been rising in Norway for weeks as the government and local authorities take measures to restrict the growth of the epidemic. https://www.thelocal.no/20211125/in-numbers-the-current-status-of-the-covid-19-epidemic-in-norway Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:16:16 +0100 in-numbers-the-current-status-of-the-covid-19-epidemic-in-norway On Wednesday Norway recorded more than 2,000 Covid-19 infections in he previous 245 hours, a daily infection record and over 500 more than the previous day. https://www.thelocal.no/20211110/norway-records-highest-number-of-daily-covid-19-cases-since-pandemic-began Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:48:43 +0100 norway-records-highest-number-of-daily-covid-19-cases-since-pandemic-began The rising number of cases of Covid-19 in Europe is of "grave concern" and the region could see another half a million deaths by early next year, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20211104/europe-could-see-500000-more-covid-deaths-by-early-2022-who-warns Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:51:42 +0100 europe-could-see-500000-more-covid-deaths-by-early-2022-who-warns