Norway

Norway and Denmark ban tourists from lockdown-free Sweden from entering the country

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Norway and Denmark will reopen their borders to each other as coronavirus restrictions are eased, but not to their lockdown-free Scandinavian neighbour Sweden. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Friday Denmark will reopen its borders from June 15 to residents of Germany, Norway and Iceland but ‘with restrictions’, while Norway said it would do … Read more

Switzerland and Norway start to leave coronavirus lockdown

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Europe is taking its latest steps out of lockdown today as Switzerland re-opens shops and Norway resumes teaching at primary schools, while compulsory mask-wearing comes into force in Germany.  Swiss shoppers were returning to garden centres and hair salons today as the army prepares to hand out a million masks a day to shops and … Read more

Norway announces it has ‘brought coronavirus under control’

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Norway says that its coronavirus outbreak is ‘under control’ after a dramatic fall in the rate at which new people have become infected.  Health Minister Bent Hoie said the number of people that each carrier of the disease infects – thought to be around 2.5 without lockdown measures – has fallen to 0.7. Anything under … Read more

See the Northern Lights with Ranulph Fiennes – join the legendary explorer on a cruise of Norway

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Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: See the Northern Lights with Ranulph Fiennes – join the legendary explorer on a cruise of Norway’s fjords By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 10:36 GMT, 12 January 2020 Travellers have long been drawn to the intriguing and magical Northern Lights.  Witnessing … Read more

Cross-country skiing and husky sledding in Norway

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Norway’s natural highs: Cross-country skiing and husky sledding are hard work – but the rewards are truly exhilarating Cross-country skiing is something Norwegians do with consummate ease   But it’s hard work, as John Kampfner discovered on a trip to central Norway  He also went husky sledding and on a torchlit, horsedrawn sleigh ride By John … Read more

Researchers in Norway test using underwater robots with fin-like flaps to guard fish farms 

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Researchers in Norway test how comfortable salmon in a commercial fish farm being monitored by underwater robots instead of human divers A team of scientists in Norway observed 188,000 salmon in a sea cage fish farm They sent a smaller and larger robot into the water to observe the salmon The fish appeared to be … Read more