Previously, the country's authorities have already lifted a number of restrictions.
In Norway, in the coming days, they may further relax quarantine restrictions and remove the requirements for wearing masks and maintaining a safe distance in public places.
The local newspaper “Verdens Gang” writes about this, citing its sources.
So, according to sources of the publication, the government of the country will discuss possible changes on February 11, and officially such a decision will be announced on Saturday, February 12. Earlier, the government said that Norway could abandon all anti-COVID measures introduced due to the coronavirus pandemic until February 17.
In turn, the day before, the Norwegian Health Authority expressed the hope that the country would soon return to normal everyday life. They calculated that in winter, due to a new strain of Omicron, from 3 to 4 million Norwegians are infected with the coronavirus, and from March the pandemic will decline.
It is worth noting that earlier the Norwegian authorities have already lifted a number of restrictions . In particular, the requirement for remote work, limiting the number of guests in the house, indoor and outdoor events. In theaters and cinemas, you can not keep a safe distance of one meter. Restrictions on the sale of alcohol at public catering outlets have also been lifted, and the period of self-isolation has been reduced from six to four days.
Recall that in Norway, more than 70% of the population aged 12 years and over have already been vaccinated with two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
