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Norway re-imposed quarantine on arrivals from Spain for an increase in virus cases, but also said such restrictions would not apply to the team behind the latest box office hit “Mission: Impossible.”
Star Tom Cruise and the rest of the crew will be able to enter the country in the fall to film scenes for the seventh installment of the action franchise without facing any quarantine requirements, regardless of their previous destinations.
Filming “will take place under a strict health regime and members of the production will be kept separate from others during their stay in Norway,” Agriculture Minister Olaug Bollestad said at a press conference.
“This means that not everyone will be able to see these beautiful boys because they will remain relatively separate,” he added.
The filming, partly subsidized by the Norwegian Film Institute for an amount of almost five million euros, will take place amid the majestic fjords of the northwest.
Bollestad said the film was important in showing the world “Norway’s nature, culture and history”, which also appeared in the latest installment, “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.”
By contrast, Norway has again imposed restrictions on travel to Spain, after an increase in coronavirus cases.
Travelers from Spain will have to be quarantined for 10 days when they arrive in Norway, which will add to similar measures for those from Portugal, Luxembourg, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria.
Norway currently has its outbreak under control, with only three people hospitalized on Friday. It has registered 9,085 cases and 255 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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