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Reuters: Norway may have to tighten COVID-19 restrictions, PM says

Category: COVID-19 News

OSLO (Reuters) – Norway is going to stop easing coronavirus curbs for the moment and could be forced to bring back tougher measures following a recent rise in the number of cases, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Thursday. Norway went into lockdown in mid-March and quickly saw a sharp fall in new cases, then […]

Source: Reuters

Published: October 9, 2020

Reuters: Norway PM says will not ease COVID-19 restrictions yet

Category: Business News

OSLO (Reuters) – Norway will not yet ease restrictions designed to counter the novel coronavirus even though the spread has been slower recently, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Friday. “Even if the infection numbers are coming down, we can’t say that we have landed safely yet… we have to be sure that we maintain […]

Source: Reuters

Forbes: Norway Clamps Down As Coronavirus Cases Rise, Face Masks A Possibility

Category: Business News

Following a rise in positive COVID-19 tests over the last two weeks, the Norwegian government has extended its emergency measures and introduced some new restrictions. Ban on large events, late-night alcohol The maximum limit of 200 people at events is to be retained, as will the ban on grass-roots sports. There is also a new […]

Source: Forbes

Published: August 7, 2020

KelloggInsight: What Astronauts Can Teach Us about Working Remotely

Category: Business News

What happens to teamwork during extended periods of isolation and confinement? While that sounds like a question tailored for much of today’s housebound workforce, it’s actually a research topic that professors Noshir Contractor and Leslie DeChurch have studied in an entirely different context: space travel. The researchers never thought “that we would be drawing conclusions from space teams […]

Source: KelloggInsight

Published: August 10, 2020

Time Magazine: Erna Solberg on How Norway Is Reopening With Cautious Optimism: ‘We Know Where the Risk Points Are’

Category: Business News

When COVID-19 started rapidly spreading throughout Europe in March, Norway was hard hit. But under Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s leadership, the country quickly adopted strict lockdown measures and ramped up testing. Five months later, Norway now enjoys one of the lowest fatality rates in Europe. “This is the rainiest day Norway has had since the […]

Source: Time Magazine