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Given the spike in COVID-19 cases due to the new, more contagious Delta strain, Norway's health authorities have warned of a coming increase in hospital admissions...
July 2, 2021 by archyde There have now been over 350 new cases of the Delta variant since it was first sequenced in Norway in March. It is only a matter of time before it replaces the Alpha variant, which was first identified in the UK, as the dominant virus mutation in Norway, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). Almost 250 of the 353 confirmed cases of the Delta variant had been recorded in the last four weeks. However, Line Vold, a director at the NIPH, told newspaper VG that it has not yet become the dominant variant in Norway despite the sharp rise in Delta cases...
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Latest Corona-related news in brief: June 4, 2021 NORWAY’S COMPLICATED AND EVER-CHANGING CORONA RULES were altered once again on Friday, resulting in a bit more relaxation of quarantine requirements upon entry. Those who are fully vaccinated or been infected with Covid-19 earlier can now leave quarantine after three days if they test negative to the virus. A few more countries were added to the list of those from which Norwegians can avoid otherwise mandatory hotel quarantine. Justice Minister Monica Mæland admitted once again that Norway’s rules can cause great confusion and frustrati...
Latest Corona-related news in brief: April 21, 2021 CORONA INFECTION LEVELS IN NORWAY HAVE DECLINED by nearly half since they peaked in mid-March, according to new data from public health institute FHI. That raises prospects that the government will be able to proceed with its cautious reopening program in May and restrictions may be eased even Oslo, which has had the highest infection rates. Last week’s 3,717 new confirmed cases of the Corona virus are down 43 percent from the same time last month. FHI also reported that 2.9 percent of everyone tested last week were positive, down from 3...