Nordre Follo is Oslo's neighbouring municipality in the south. Norwegian Jewel is currently docked at Circular Quay and is not in lockdown. Children in kindergartens and primary schools can have visits from their own group (kohort). “The start of 2021 has given us a very clear signal. 15. Nearly everyone must do office work from home. Dreading a Dark Winter Lockdown? A map showing the status for entry quarantine of countries/areas and more information about the criteria is available on the website of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. We will only end confinement on these dates if we manage to keep the epidemic under control.". GATWICK Airport has continued to operate flights on a minimal basis since the coronavirus lockdown began back in March. Norway puts the entire country on lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization classified novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the deadly respiratory illness it causes, a pandemic and now world leaders are taking serious measures to halt the spread of the virus. To adhere to these measures the Norwegian embassy in The Hague has applied the following related to visits and services until further notice. Secondary schools (ungdomsskole, 13-15 yrs) and high schools are already at red risk level in Oslo. The Government has introduced new infection prevention measures for the municipalities near Nordre Follo, after having identified cases of the British mutated version of the Corona virus in Nordre Follo. Officials have allowed schools for under-16s, cafes, bars, restaurants and businesses to stay open while encouraging people and businesses to follow social distancing guidelines. As well as these, all libraries must now close, which until now have been kept open during the social lockdown in Oslo. All leisure sports and leisure activities for children, young adults and adults must stop. From today, these activities must once more stop. Schools and colleges will reopen on May 11 if the infection rates - which have flattened out -  continue to stay down. The app is intended to help prevent coronavirus from spreading among the population and is completely voluntary to use. - Buy this stock illustration and explore similar illustrations at Adobe Stock The measures will initially apply until (and including) Sunday 31 January. Teaching at high schools (videregående skole, 16-19 yrs) must be online during week 4, from 25 January. US citizens are exempt from the measure, along with permanent residents, immediate family of Canadian citizens, diplomats and aircrew. Solberg added: "Our goal is that by June 15 we will have reopened most of the things that were closed. Norway was among the first to go into full lockdown on March 12 and now plans to have nearly all restrictions lifted by June 15. Latest. We have seen how fast and effectively it has spread in other countries and cities. Workplaces will also reopen under the same guidelines and sports involving less than 20 people can now go ahead. Studies; Projects; Publications; Online publications; Health studies ; Health registries; Gå til toppen. Jeremy Thompson is a former Sky News presenter in his 70s, documenting how the coronavirus is affecting his life. The social lockdown is now reinforced with a number of measures. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. At the beginning of the pandemic in Europe and North America, experts feared that if … The list of countries will be updated at least once every two weeks. NORWAY plans to fully lift its lockdown restrictions by the middle of next month after suffering just 209 deaths during the coronavirus pandemic. 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Bars and amusement parks will then open at the beginning of June. That is why we are presenting a plan to reopen Norway, a plan to take back everyday life," Solberg said. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. In some cases however, schools and kindergartens may need a little more time to organise their provision at the red risk level. The social lockdown is now reinforced with a number of measures. With the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies, and petrol stations, all shops will be closed in the ten municipalities from noon on Saturday, the Ministry of Health stated. (Updated with changed national rules 25 January.). Norwegian Cruise Line said it was currently barring all Chinese, Hong Kong and Macau passport holders from its ships regardless of residency. State officials in Sweden have now been forced to admit their "trusting the people" approach to the outbreak has been a  "big failure". – Today weighs heavily on many in our city. The people of Oslo have already made big sacrifices over a long period of time. As far back as May 5, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) published a briefing note reporting that at the time the lockdown was imposed on March 12, Norway's reproduction number - … Over the border in Sweden things look very different. People who live alone can have visits from, or visit, one or two fixed friends or one fixed household. Shocked … The country's approach has received widespread criticism as its death toll is significantly higher than its Nordic neighbours, which put in place strict containment measures. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Exceptions from this, include necessary home-services and visiting someone who is reaching the end of their life. The move comes after Norway squashed its crucial 'R' figure which is the number of people each virus carrier infects on average - to just 0.49. – kaufen Sie diese Illustration und finden Sie ähnliche Illustrationen auf Adobe Stock Everyone should avoid having visitors and gatherings in their own homes. The next day, it … Quarantine in Norway, Norwegian. Widespread lockdown. Canada Trudeau has announced that the country will be partially closing its borders to all non-Canadian citizens in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19. Schools and kindergartens were asked earlier to prepare and plan for red risk level. "You have shown us patience, now it is our turn to give back. The new and much stricter entry rules will take effect at 12 a.m. Friday 29 January 2021. All shops must close, except for food stores, drug stores, pet food stores, petrol stations and kiosks. Hopefully, with the stricter measures we will succeed in stopping this infection quickly, so that we can soon get back to preparing for carefully re-opening our society and daily lives, Johansen concluded. The remaining restrictions will be lifted on June 15, with gatherings of up to 200 people allowed, gyms  reopened and the country's football league kicking off once more. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. One-to-one jobs, such as hairdressers, should tighten their infection prevention measures, such as using face masks when it is not possible to keep one metre apart or to reduce or temporarily stop services that involve close face-to-face contact. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Andy Corbley - Oct 7, 2020. Press release: Oslo has had a social lockdown and very strict infection prevention rules since 9 November 2020. A CRUISE ship with more than 2,000 people on board has been put on lockdown in Sydney while a woman is tested for the deadly coronavirus. Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown. Sweden did not implement lockdowns as their approach has been based on the "principle of responsibility". We’re far from done. Think Like a Norwegian. The source of these infections is unknown and can therefore be termed untraceable. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has now announced some measure will start being phased out from as early as next week. - With AAP. Les denne pressemeldingen på norsk.Helsenorge.no: An overview of the Norwegian government measures in different languages. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. At the same time, corona measures related to children will be softened from Thursday. Having an 'R' figure of less than 1.0 is considered a milestone in beating the disease. Just one day after my arrival the Norwegian government imposed a lockdown to contain Covid-19. All status reports from Oslo city council on coronavirus outbreak. Norway Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline. View our online Press Pack. Smittestopp is an app from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Les denne pressemeldingen på norsk. Partial lockdown: Consequences for the Embassy On Monday 13 October, the Dutch government decided that stricter measures are needed to bring down the number of Corona-infections. The 10 million-strong Swedish population looks no more immune to it than its neighbors: Sweden has 2,510 cases and 42 deaths, according to data compiled by … Parents and guardians will receive more information from their kindergartens and schools, about what the kindergarten and schools provision at red risk level will imply, in each case. The source of these infections is unknown and can therefore be termed untraceable. 6:52 PM NZ Maori leader ejected from parliament after refusing to … Sweden's virus death rate is 291 per million inhabitants - compared to Norway's death rate of 40 per million, Denmark's rate of 87, or Finland's rate of 45. 983 744 516. Oslo’s City Council is extending the social lockdown by two more weeks. PO Box 222 Skøyen N-0213 Oslo. Teaching at universities, colleges and vocational schools must be online. The Norwegian government has announced a series of unprecedented economic measures to support businesses through the crisis. Norwegen hat einen harten Lockdown ähnlich wie Deutschland verhängt. I addition to these obligations and prohibitions, the Government and City of Oslo have clear advice to everyone in Oslo: In addition, the Government has made a number of recommendations for the affected municipalities, on issues like public transport, testing and quarantine. Smoky mystic flag of Norway, Norwegian with biohazard symbol placed side by side. This means that the strongest infection prevention rules are introduced today in Oslo since 12 March last year.