Norway lifts final Covid curbs on social distancing

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Norway on Saturday lifted its final Covid restrictions, scrapping social distancing and masks in crowded spaces despite a surge in Omicron infections. | AFP

The requirement to isolate for four days after a positive Covid test was meanwhile on Saturday downgraded to a recommendation, and children with respiratory symptoms are no longer required to get tested for Covid.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health said the country had yet to see the peak of the Omicron surge, but it was expected soon.

 

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