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Restaurant alcohol bans and that a maximum of five people can meet at a time are on the list.
The new restrictions will go into effect on January 4, and if you break them, you could be fined.
– We must stop our social life for two weeks, says the Prime Minister.
For the next two weeks, Norwegians will have to live a more boring life to reduce the spread of the infection. It became apparent at a press conference Sunday night.
From Monday, January 4 to January 18, there will be new restrictions in the country. During the Christmas holidays, fewer Norwegians took the COVID-19 test, but a higher proportion of those who took the test showed positive responses.
The new restrictions mean, among other things, that a maximum of five people can meet in private meetings at the same time, and that a ban on alcohol will be introduced in the country’s restaurants. Everyone who can work from home should do so, and all kinds of events, such as sporting and cultural events, should be canceled.
– We must put our social life on pause for two weeks, if you do not follow the recommendations you can be fined, says Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
However, funerals must continue to take place and elite sports in Norway have their own rules and are not affected by the new restrictions.
Photo: Jil Yngland / TT
Nurse on her way to treat covid patients at Ullevål hospital.
Shopping centers are still open
During Sunday’s press conference where the restrictions were presented, a journalist asked why the shopping centers are not closed.
– It has been possible to continue having stores open, although it is complicated. It is also the job of many people who depend on the stores being open, Erna Solberg responded.
Another reporter asked why the alcohol ban was not introduced before the Christmas holidays, when many would gather for Christmas dinners or have other parties.
– It did not seem proportionate to introduce a national ban before licensing, then the great spread of the infection was concentrated in certain regions, but now we see that it is happening throughout the country to a greater extent, said Erna Solberg.
Plans to vaccinate more than 12,000 people a day
The new restrictions will be evaluated in mid-January and, according to Erna Solberg, they may be extended unless the spread of the infection is stabilized or reduced.
Before Christmas, the first doses of vaccine arrived in Norway, and it is now planned to vaccinate between 12,000 and 14,000 people a day in the future.
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