Coronavirus

‘The virus variant that is prevalent now leads to less severe illness than the previous virus variants. Even though many people are becoming infected with COVID-19, lower numbers of people are being admitted to hospital. The vaccines are…
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Due to the pandemic, many people did not renew their passports when they expired. Now there are long waiting times in several Norwegian cities. In Oslo and Trondheim, it is estimated that more than 50,000 passports have not been renewed…
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Self-tests with swabs taken both from the throat and the nose can detect more omicron cases, the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) stated on Monday. “A sample from the nose will still catch most of the infection cases, but…
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Austria has lifted its “lockdown of the unvaccinated”, Switzerland is gearing up for a “turbo” reopening and Germany’s finance minister has demanded an end date for Covid curbs as more countries prepare to ease pandemic controls. It…
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Output from China’s manufacturing sector slowed to its weakest in almost two years in January as the country’s tough anti-Covid measures forced factories into temporary shutdowns. A monthly snapshot of industry in the world’s second…
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Norwegian Hospitality Association (NHO Reiseliv) wants appropriate measures put in place to facilitate opening society back up again and learning to live with the pandemic from January 14. This would involve the use of corona passes and…
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Poland is planning to make third doses of the coronavirus vaccine available to all adults "over the next few weeks", Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday. "Those over 18 who had their last dose at least six months ago will…
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