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Norwegian authorities have announced this Saturday that the country’s capital, Oslo, and nine adjacent areas will be subjected to some of the toughest restrictions seen in the country since the declaration of the pandemic due to the appearance of an outbreak of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus , identified for the first time in the United Kingdom, as reported this Saturday by the Norwegian Government.
Thus, shopping centers and other non-essential stores will be closed from noon today, while sports activities will be suspended and distance learning will be encouraged in schools, explained the Minister of Health, Bent Hoie, in a conference. press collected by the NRK chain.
Also, all events outside the home are prohibited, both indoors and outdoors, with the exception of funerals and burials.
“This is a very serious situation and we must do everything we can to stop the outbreak,” said the Norwegian minister.
“It is not clear to what extent the mutation has spread to other municipalities and the situation is confusing,” he added, “so the effort that all those who live in this area will make in the coming days is an effort of the entire country. “.
The country has registered an approximate total of 60,565 infections and 544 deaths since the declaration of the pandemic