End of Corona safety measures in Norway.
From Saturday, September 25th, life will be back to “normal” in Norway 🇳🇴. That’s what Norway’s prime minister Erna Solberg and Health minister Bent Høie said today at a press conference. They even hugged each other at the conference. From 4 p.m. tomorrow: •no more 1 meter distance,•no more restrictions to enter a theatre, restaurant, […]
How Norway will vaccinate 12-year olds against Covid-19 from September 20th.
From next week, September 20th, all Norwegian teenagers between 12 and 15 years old will be able to get one shot of the vaccine against COVID-19. Mainly Pfizer. It has already started in Stavanger municipality since yesterday, Friday 17th. In Stavanger, the vaccination takes place at Stavanger Forum, the same place as adults get the […]
A typical Christmas Eve in Norway. Can we have it in Corona 2021?
Norwegians spend Christmas with their families. Some travel to other cities in Norway. Students come home, families head to their parents’ hometown. Grandparents, parents and children get together. There’s a Norwegian Christmas series that shows what a typical Xmas looks like, with lots of humor. I wrote about it on the post about best Christmas […]
10 tips to cope with dark Winter.
Do you feel less energy in the Winter? Is it more difficult to wake up in the morning? Do you feel less motivated? Even sad? Bored with bad weather, cold and darkness? Then this post is for you. To add up, this Winter 2020/21 is going to be even more challenging in Norway and the […]
The new “normal” life in Norway and Summer 2020. A nova vida “normal” na Noruega e as férias de julho.
We have gone through many changes since the lockdown was implemented in Norway, in March 12th. At first, it was a shock. This invisible enemy made us act weird. I had panic when I needed to do grocery shopping. Then my husband got in charge for such errands. It’s been almost three months and we […]
20 friends, 50 people in a public event, full school reopening. Comments on the Norwegian government’s announcement today.
Norwegian tv has just aired Prime Minister and members of Health, Education, Culture and Sports sectors’ speech. Our prime minister Erna Solberg has thanked all population for following strictly the safety rules to avoid spreading of Corona virus. Because of the low rate of sick people with Covid-19, the government believes that Norwegian society is […]
Can my child play with a friend during quarantine? How should we behave outdoors? Norwegian authorities’ recommendations.
We’re living weird times. Covid-19 Pandemic demands social isolation on all population. There’s special concern about the effects of social isolation on children. With regard to children’s need to play with other children, the Norwegian authorities have written recommendations about playtime for children and teenagers: Each child can have 1 or 2 children to play […]
How Norwegians are using creativity and kindness to face Corona lockdown so far.
National volunteering, or Nasjonal Dugnad is how it’s been called now. Norwegians are very engaged in making this quarantine work so that we can prevent Corona virus from spreading so fast. After the first shock with announcement of the lockdown on March 12th, most citizens are now being positive and creative to make home office […]
Why quarantine due to Corona virus may work in Norway.
Norwegian authorities have been very clear to explain that the biggest issue about Corona virus is not the mortality rates. It’s how fast it spreads. Any hospital can collapse if too many sick people need treatment at the same time. It means shortage of doctors, nurses and equipment. It also means other treatments and surgeries […]