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Oslo prepares to gradually reopen April 27, 2021 Oslo’s city government leader Raymond Johansen confirmed on Tuesday that the Norwegian capital is getting ready to “gradually” reopen in a “controlled” manner, but not just yet. It will be awhile before stores, cafés, cinemas and restaurants are back in business. Oslo’s city government leader Raymond Johansen is finally willing to start reopening the Norwegian capital after a six-month shutdown, but can’t say when the reopening will begin. PHOTO: Oslo kommune The only concrete change, effective immediately, is that Oslo residen...

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...

Latest Corona-related news in brief: April 14, 2021 FACED WITH A LOOMING SHORTAGE OF VACCINE in Norway, the head of an expert group studying Corona’s economic impact is urging expansion of the period between the first and second shots. That would allow more Norwegians to get their first shot, and that can help prevent the spread of infection. Steinar Holden, a professor of economics at the University of Oslo, leads the government’s panel that’s evaluating the social and economic consequences of the Corona pandemic. He’s now responding to news this week that Norway like won’t be re...

Oslo to stay shut, seeks more vaccine April 14, 2021 Oslo, which still suffers the highest infection and hospitalizations in Norway, will remain mostly shut down for at least the next two weeks even though national restrictions are being eased. City government officials are also demanding more vaccine allotments, especially since expected deliveries from abroad may not arrive. The large plaza in front of the Oslo City Hall (Rådhusplassen) is likely to remain empty of events and most people as the Norwegian capital’s shutdown extends into its sixth month. PHOTO: newsinenglish.no/Morten M...

Top Labour leader embarrasses party March 15, 2021 Just as his Labour Party colleague in Oslo was warning the capital of even tougher Corona-related restrictions, deputy Labour leader Bjørnar Skjæran was apologizing profusely on national radio for ignoring Corona containment measures in Bodø. Skjæran admitted that it hadn’t even occurred to him that a Saturday night party in an expensive hotel suite with fellow Labour colleagues from Nordland County violated Bodø’s local anti-infection measures. Bjørnar Skjæran was elected as a deputy leader of the Labour Party to replace Trond G...