Norway will further tighten restrictions this week in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told news agency NTB on Monday.
"The situation is serious. The spread of infection is too high and we have to take action to limit this development," he said.Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comNorway is setting record highs both in terms of new COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations, partly due to the spread of the Omicron variant of the virus.
"A lack of action now could lead to large negative consequences for society, not just for health services and municipalities," the FHI said.
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