Oslo, Oct 26 (AFP/APP):Norway, despite seeing one of Europe’s lowest coronavirus infection rates, on Monday announced tighter restrictions aimed at nipping a resurgence in the bud. The maximum number of attendees for private events outside the home was cut from 200 to 50, and homes were told not to host more than five guests not from the same household. “You can make small adjustments now… or you take strong measures later,” Prime Minister Erna Solberg told a press conference. “We have chosen the strategy of prudence with smaller restrictions now,” she said. Norway has escaped comparatively unscathed by the novel coronavirus, and, according to the EU disease control agency ECDC, registered 37.7 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last two weeks, the lowest number among the 31 countries covered by the agency. But according to data from WHO Europe, the country has also seen a 20-percent increase in new cases over the last seven days. Authorities have traced a recent rise in cases partly to migrant workers from countries worse hit, such as Poland, and workers from abroad would now have to test negative every three days. Workers from countries designated “red” by the ECDC would have to quarantine … Continue reading Norway tightens restrictions to prevent virus resurgence