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Latest updates in the coronavirus guidance

Published 07.05.2021 Updated 07.10.2021

Overview of new articles and changes in the coronavirus guidance.

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October 2021

18.10.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the quarantine map.

14.10.2021

Close contacts and isolation
Added flow chart. No other changes.
Cleaning for COVID-19 - advice for sectors outside the healthcare service
General updates to the text as per Norwegian version
Hand hygiene and cough etiquette - Advice and information to the general public
REmoved section about cleaning and laundry. Minor language changes.
What should you do if you are an adult/adolescent with newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms?
Added link with advice for employees in the health and care sector.

07.10.2021

Transport of patients/users
Comprehensive revision of text, including change of heading, updating links.

05.10.2021

After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Minimised use of the term "protected".
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Clarification of advice for employees in the health and care service who are defined as close contacts.
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Minor clarification in advice to parents regarding testing of children.
After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
The section on rules for entry has been adjusted in accordance with the changes that were introduced on 25 September.
Definitions
Change to the list of approved vaccines, adding CoronaVac and Covishield.
After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Changes to the list of approved vaccines, adding CoronaVac and Covishield.

04.10.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Updated information regarding employees in the health and care service who are unvaccinated / partially vaccinated and who are defined close contacts outside the workplace.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated section on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' travel advice (repealed 1 October).
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Rearranged the order of subchapters. Added clarifications regarding testing for children and when children with respiratory tract symptom can stay home and when they can return to school/childcare. Corrected figures for MIS-C cases. Updated advice for schools and child care. Added link to information about COVID-19 vaccination for youth ages 12-15 in different languages.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

September 2021

30.09.2021

What should you do if you are an adult/adolescent with newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms?
Updated advice for adults / adolescents to test for SARS-CoV-2 in case of vague symptoms, but in case of negative test you can go to work / school the same day. In case of worsening, one should go home and consider a new test. Advice regarding children can be found in a separate chapter.

27.09.2021

Definitions
New definition of "partially vaccinated"

25.09.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
The title has been adjusted and the text has been updated in connection with the transition to normal daily life with increased preparedness.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Revised and adapted content for adjusted TISK and normal daily life with increased preparedness. The quarantine part has been removed as it is no longer valid, but entry quarantine is described in a separate chapter.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated in accordance with amendments to the regulations on entry measures (relaxation of entry restrictions and measures) which apply from 25.9 at 16. Added rules and advice for quarantine, suitable quarantine place and advice for quarantine place where many live together, this has been moved from previous chapter "Quarantine and isolation ".
What should you do if you are an adult/adolescent with newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms?
Revised and adapted advice about normal daily life with increased preparedness.
Close contacts and isolation
Revised in accordance with new advice on adjusted TISK and normal daily life. Advice for close contacts added. Advice about quarantine removed.
Test criteria for coronavirus
Updated according to changes as a result of moving towards normal daily life with increased preparedness.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions applying from 25th September at 4 p.m.
Infection control advice for travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Updated according to changes with move towards normal daily life with increased preparedness
Advice and information for children and adolescents
• Updated in accordance with normal daily life with increased preparedness. • Updated advice on when children should be at home and when they can return to childcare/ school. • Updated advice on testing children. • New flow chart. • Updated and simplified information about schools / childcare.

24.09.2021

Hand hygiene and cough etiquette - Advice and information to the general public
25.09.21: Reference to social distancing removed. Advice about hand hygiene and cough etiquette unchanged
Face mask and visor use by the general public
Reference of face masks as infection control measures adapted to a normal daily life with increased preparedness. Removed section about on risk of infection and sections on the use of face masks for quarantine and home isolation.
Definitions
Updated as per Norwegian version - household members
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Update of advice now that the majority in Norway are now vaccinated. Deleted table for advice on various infection risk levels in society. Elaborated on the text about children and adolescents at risk. Inserted recommendation of coronavirus vaccine for pregnant women and third dose for severely immunosuppressed. Deleted General advice for relatives.

20.09.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

16.09.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Travel advice extended to 1 October 2021

13.09.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Changes in regular testing alternatives, reformulations

10.09.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Clarifications in table under Testing and follow-up in the health service, added link to use of protective equipment

09.09.2021

What should you do if you are an adult/adolescent with newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms?
Some clarifications in the text.
Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
A new recommendation that healthcare professionals who are pregnant and have pregnancy complications or chronic diseases that may be associated with an increased risk of severe covid-19 disease course are recommended for relocation to other work tasks or home office assessed on the basis of individual risk, regardless of vaccination status. Inserted link to Risk groups for severe covid-19 disease course.

08.09.2021

Close contacts and isolation
Clarification about care of children in isolation
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
clarification of care for children in isolation

07.09.2021

Test criteria for coronavirus
Updated sentence: *Fully vaccinated people or people who have had COVID-19 during the last 12 months should not be tested.
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Updated section about vaccination
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Updated text about children in risk groups

06.09.2021

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Added link to news article about mild disease and few long-term health consequences
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

03.09.2021

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Revised text and merged chapters "When should children with respiratory symptoms be home from childcare / school?" and "When should children return to childcare / school"
Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Changed the order of paragraphs and simplified the text. It is specified that for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated healthcare professionals who are pregnant, it is recommended that other healthcare professionals take samples and treat patients with COVID-19, as far as possible.
Infection control advice for travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Updated according to changes in travel advice, and updated link to regjeringen.no (information about travel abroad)

02.09.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
added alternatives to regular testing.

01.09.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Interval for tests in quarantine test. Regular testing as an alternative test regime in quarantine testing. No quarantine exempions for pupils and students in health professions

August 2021

31.08.2021

What should you do if you are an adult/adolescent with newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms?
Added points about rapid antigen tests

30.08.2021

Close contacts and isolation
Updated according to extended exemption from quarantine after being defined as close contact, for those who have recovered from covid-19 within the last 12 months.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Updated text about accepted COVID-19 certificates and added link to list of accepted COVID-19 certificates (Lovdata)
After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Updated text about accepted COVID-19 certificates and added link to list of accepted COVID-19 certificates (Lovdata)
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated text about accepted COVID-19 certificates and added link to list of accepted COVID-19 certificates (Lovdata)
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and table with new quarantine decisions.

29.08.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Updated according to extended exemption from quarantine after being defined as close contact, for those who have recovered from covid-19 within the last 12 months.
Definitions
Updated according to extended exemption from quarantine after being defined as close contact, for those who have recovered from covid-19 within the last 12 months.
After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Updated according to extended exemption from quarantine after being defined as close contact, for those who have recovered from covid-19 within the last 12 months.

24.08.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Updates to "Testing as an alternative to quarantine"

23.08.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

19.08.2021

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Revised several paragraphs as per the Norwegian version. New section about long-term effects of COVID-19. Some adjustments to text.
After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Added NHS England and Wales COVID-19 certificate.

18.08.2021

Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Changed text: pregnant women are recommended to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with mRNA vaccine. Vaccination is recommended in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters unless there are risk factors in the mother or a high risk of infection to indicate vaccination in the 1st trimester. Women planning to conceive can be vaccinated.

17.08.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated sentence about travellers from purple countries on EU's third countries list with regards to testing and quarantine, as per Norwegian version.
Long-term symptoms after COVID-19
New text about children / long-term symptoms and «long covid».
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Added link to news article about testing
Test criteria for coronavirus
Updated with regards to regulatory changes about testing instead of quarantine. Clarifications of advice about testing of vaccinated.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Amended text in accordance with amendments to COVID--19 regulations §6d on exemptions for children crossing the border in connection with agreed visitation or shared residence, Added that the NHS COVID pass from England / Wales is considered secure documentation of vaccination / recovery from illness. Added about testing as alternative to quarantine as per 16.8
Close contacts and isolation
Added that NHS COVID Pass from England or Wales is considered to be valid documentation of vaccination/ having had the disease.

16.08.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

13.08.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added that NHS England and Wales' digital COVID certificate can be verified by the Norwegian authorities.

12.08.2021

Long-term symptoms after COVID-19
The text is updated according to new rapid review 11.8.2021 about long-term symptoms after COVID-19. Minor changes to language.

10.08.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Clarification about testing with symptoms

09.08.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and table.

04.08.2021

Hand hygiene and cough etiquette - Advice and information to the general public
Shortened text, language edits. Added illustration "Effective hand disenfection step by step"
Hand hygiene and cough etiquette - Advice and information to the general public
Shortened text, language edits. Added illustration "Effective hand desinfection step by step".

02.08.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and table with new quarantine decisions.

July 2021

29.07.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Updated sentence: Isolation applies to those who have confirmed SARS-CoV-2 or probable COVID-19 and also applies if you are fully vaccinated or protected

27.07.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Minor change i section about "isolation of people with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 upon arrival in Norway"

26.07.2021

Cleaning for COVID-19 - advice for sectors outside the healthcare service
Updated text according to reflect Norwegian version (simplified text, no significant changes)
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Added sentence about "It has not been opened up for vaccination of healthy children and young people who are close contacts with people in risk groups".
Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Updated with collapse box with information about vaccination of breastfeeding women in English, as per Norwegian version.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and table with new quarantine decisions.

21.07.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
The content has been simplified, links have been updated, some existing content has been specified.

19.07.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Information regarding updates on the EU list of third countries. Additional information regarding quarantine requirements for travels from green countries and regions that applies if the traveler has been in transit in, or stayed in orange/red/purple/grey countries and regions within the past 10 days.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

12.07.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Corrected map so islands are shown with correct color
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

09.07.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added link to the press release from Government.no (only available in Norwegian at the moment).

08.07.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Replaced the map of Europe with a map of the world.

06.07.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated map and table of entry quarantines in Europe, added list of purple countries and changed text that mentions threshold values. General review of text.

05.07.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
00:00 Updated map and table of green, red, dark red, purple and grey areas in Europe from 5 July.

01.07.2021

Test criteria for coronavirus
Updated text according to changes in COVID-19 regulations where waiting quarantine is removed from 1 July 2021.
What should you do if you are an adult/adolescent with newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms?
Removed sentence about waiting quarantine after change in COVID-19 regulations
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Added clarification regarding time of exposure / first close contact for exemptions from the infection quarantine for partially vaccinated people.
After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Updated text in accordance with a change in the COVID-19 regulations that the waiting quarantine scheme will be removed from 1 July.
Close contacts and isolation
Updated text in accordance with a change in the COVID-19 regulations that the waiting quarantine scheme will be removed from 1 July.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Updated text in accordance with a change in the COVID-19 regulations that the waiting quarantine scheme will be removed from 1 July. Changed from 1 to 2 m and added alternative test regime in table 1.

June 2021

29.06.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
New tables 1 and 2 and advice for health personnel
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Clarified about entry quarantine for children under 16 years.

28.06.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
clarification of sentence about partially vaccinated healthcare professionals
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

24.06.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Changed to refer to EU COVID-19 certificates
Close contacts and isolation
Change made to refer to EU COVID-19 certificate
After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Change related to introduction of EU COVID-19 certificate
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Small clarifications, including changes linked to introduction of EU's COVID-19 certificate

23.06.2021

Facts about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease
Removed text about long term health consequences, which has been moved to its own article in this guidance and updated.
After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Added that the Swedish COVID-19 certificate is not yet ready for this use.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Added that the Swedish COVID-19 certificate is not yet ready for this use.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added that the Swedish COVID-19 certificate is not yet ready for this use.
Close contacts and isolation
Added that the Swedish COVID-19 certificate is not yet ready for this use
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Clarification that other nucleic acid amplification tests (NAT) are considered equivalent to PCR tests (also specified in the COVID-19 regulations)
Test criteria for coronavirus
Clarification that other nucleic acid amplification tests (NAT) are considered equivalent to PCR tests (also specified in the COVID-19 regulations)
Definitions
Clarification that other nucleic acid amplification tests (NAT) are considered equivalent to PCR tests (also specified in the covid-19 regulations).
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Added that Fully vaccinated health personnel from Sweden and Finland who are employed in the Norwegian health service are granted an exemption from entry quarantine. The employer and client are obliged to obtain and assess documentation that the health personnel are protected.

22.06.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Minor changes to table about entry and quarantine to make the advice clearer.

21.06.2021

Close contacts and isolation
added that Swedish and Danish COVID-19 certificates are approved documentation of vaccination and having COVID-19, Minor language changes.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Added that Swedish and Danish COVID-19 certificates are approved documentation of vaccination and having had COVID-19, plus some minor language changes.
Infection control advice for travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Added information that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' global travel advice applies until and including 5 July 2021. From 5.7, the travel advice will be lifted for the EEA / Schengen, the United Kingdom and the countries on the EU's third country list NIPH consider safe. The article is shortened, and slightly restructured, and mainly deals with advice if you have to travel abroad. The section on risk groups has been removed, and general information has been shortened.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated map and table of green and red areas in Europe from 21 June. Updated table of countries in Europe that require quarantine hotels. Changed from "yellow land and areas" to "green land and areas". Added that registration and testing of everyone at the border has been introduced regardless of where they come from, but exceptions for vaccinated /have had COVID-19.

20.06.2021

After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Updated table about quarantine and quarantine hotel, added that Swedish and Danish certificates with QR code are also valid as documentation.
Test criteria for coronavirus
Addition to test criteria regarding use of test to COVID-19 certificate
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added "Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish certificates". Updated table about main rules to reflect updates in Norwegian text.
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Updated according to the Government's reopening plan.

19.06.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated according to Government's reopening plan. Removed list of countries that require quarantine hotel as there are currently no countries there.
Definitions
Removed ", colleagues who sit near each other in an open plan office" from the most exposed close contacts.

18.06.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
From 19 June at 12pm, travellers from countries within the EEA and Schengen with fewer than 500 new cases of infection per 100,000 in the last two weeks are exempt from the requirement for quarantine hotels and that minors do not go to quarantine hotels. Travellers from countries outside the EEA and Schengen must stay in quarantine hotels until a negative PCR test result is available, taken no earlier than three days after entry.
What should you do if you are an adult/adolescent with newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms?
Minor text revision. Added If you are in quarantine as a close contact, testing is recommended even if you have no symptoms. Then those you live with must be in waiting quarantine until a negative test result is available.

17.06.2021

After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Added that those who have received a single-dose vaccine are considered to be fully vaccinated with effect from 3 weeks after vaccination.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Added that vaccination with single dose vaccine is considered fully vaccinated from 3 weeks after vaccination
Close contacts and isolation
Updated documentation requirements according to COVID-19 regulations appendix D

16.06.2021

Facts about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease
Removed text about VOI / VOC, but added links to updated info about VOI / VOC Removed section on late effects after COVID-19 disease, this has been given a separate chapter. Other minor updates according to Norwegian version.
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Updated flow chart Children with symptoms.

14.06.2021

After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Updated documentation requirements.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated documentation requirements.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Updated documentation requirements
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00 Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

11.06.2021

Close contacts and isolation
From 11.6, fully vaccinated and people who have had covid-19 in the last 6 months will not be in quarantine. Updated information on exemptions from quarantine according to this.
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Added section about symptoms in children, revised section «About covid-19 in children and adolescents». Revised section on MIS-C. General shortening of text and language changes. Changes in the order of paragraphs.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
From 11.6, fully vaccinated and people who have had COVID-19 in the last 6 months will not go into quarantine. Updated information on exemptions from quarantine according to this.
After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
Updated with information about which quarantine rules apply
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
From 11.6, fully vaccinated and people who have had COVID-19 in the last 6 months will not have to go into entry quarantine. Updated information about exemptions from the quarantine according to this.

10.06.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added a link to the article "Exemption from travel quarantine from Friday 11 June at 3 pm" at regjeringen.no.

09.06.2021

Definitions
Added definitions of fully vaccinated and protected and risk groups

08.06.2021

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Added paragraph about closing ceremonies in schools and childcare centres
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
New sentence: For exemption from quarantine in a quarantine hotel and the possibility of shortening entry quarantine, currently the only secure and verifiable way to document status as protected is through login to helsenorge.no.

07.06.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
From 4.6, children under the age of 12 and those who are protected against COVID-19, provided reliable documentation, can shorten the quarantine after a negative test after 3 days.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added sentence: Currently, the only secure and verifiable way to document status as protected is to log in to helsenorge.no.
Definitions
Added information about exemptions from infection quarantine for those who are protected (fully vaccinated and those who have received one vaccine dose)
Close contacts and isolation
From 4.6, those who are protected against COVID-19 and children under the age of 12 can shorten the quarantine after a negative test after 3 days.

04.06.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 3 pm: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
15:00: Added table of European countries and areas that do not require quarantine hotels, and updated overview of European countries and areas that require quarantine hotels. As well as a link to regjeringen.no to an article shortening the entry quarantine for protected persons and children under 12 years of age.

03.06.2021

Close contacts and isolation
Added advice to those who are protected in private homes, added changes in who needs to quarantine hotels, Some minor adjustments to language.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Clarifications and changes added, cf. changes in the regulations §6e and §6k.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added clarification that from 3 June, people who are protected against covid-19 (fully vaccinated, 3-15 weeks after the first vaccine dose or have undergone illness in the last 6 months) are exempt from quarantine hotels and can carry out the quarantine period at another suitable quarantine location. Posted a link to an article on regjeringen.no which discusses verifiable corona certificate and temporary solution until 11 June, which means that travelers from 03.06.2021 at 12 o'clock must not be in quarantine hotels, but can take the quarantine at home or in another suitable place, if they at the border can document on helsenorge.no that they have been vaccinated or have had covid-19 in the last six months.

02.06.2021

Facts about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease
Correction in wording to clarify the difference between inhalation and deposition
Transport of patients/users
Inserted a point about changed advice when the patient / user is protected and for the unvaccinated. Minor adjustments in text
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Updated with age for vaccination for children - changed from 16 to 12
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Changed age limit for which groups of children / adolescents should be offered vaccination. Updated advice and links for vaccinated people in the risk group.
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Updated section about children and vaccines.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added explanation about supporting data for the map of yellow/red countries in Europe

01.06.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Follow-up frequency should be determined based on an individual assessment.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added clarification that the overview of European countries / areas that require quarantine hotels in the future will be updated every Monday at 00:00. First update: Monday 7 June. Clarifications to text about quarantine hotels.
Facts about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease
We have updated the section on the modes of transmission with a revised description from the European and American centres of disease control (ECDC and CDC)

May 2021

31.05.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

27.05.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Removed the distinction between necessary and unnecessary travel, and added that from 27.5, travellers from European countries who have fewer than 150 new infections per 100,000 in the last 14 days and a maximum of 4 per cent of those tested do not need to stay in quarantine hotels . From 27.5, the infection situation in the United Kingdom will be assessed as for other countries in the EEA / Schengen.

24.05.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

21.05.2021

Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Added supporting information about vaccination of pregnant women
Infection control advice for travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Added text about Smittestopp app

19.05.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
In the section "Isolation of persons who have been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 in connection with arrival in Norway": clarification of antibody test IgG or total antibody.
Test criteria for coronavirus
Change of sentence about testing and vaccination status.

18.05.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
change from protected to partially vaccinated in advice about healthcare workers and exposure. Change in table from 3-12 weeks to 3-15 weeks
Close contacts and isolation
Corrected sentence about quarantine hotels : This also applies to residents in Norway.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Addition of advice for protected health personnel with an infected household member. Changes in exemption from the quarantine duty for those who have been vaccinated or undergone infection.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added to the EEA and Schengen area or the United Kingdom, cf. Amendments to the COVID-19 regulation from 13.5.

17.05.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

13.05.2021

Close contacts and isolation
Added to the EEA and Schengen area or the United Kingdom, cf. Amendments to the COVID-19 regulation from 13.5.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Added to the EEA and Schengen area or the United Kingdom, cf. Amendments to the COVID-19 regulation from 13.5.

12.05.2021

Close contacts and isolation
Added that people who have been outside the EEA and Schengen area for the last 10 days cannot use public transport to the quarantine hotel, cf. the changes in section 5 of the covid-19 regulations which came into force on 9.5.21.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Added that people who have been outside the EEA and Schengen area for the last 10 days cannot use public transport to the quarantine hotel, cf. the changes in section 5 of the COVID-19 regulations which came into force on 9.5.21.
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Updated and clarified prioritisation of people with diabetes for vaccination.

11.05.2021

What should you do if you are an adult/adolescent with newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms?
New paragraph about after having Covid-19

10.05.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Removed sentence: "The following should not be exempt from quarantine duty: Employees who are household members or in an equivalent close contact circle with the person with confirmed COVID-19."
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Clarification of exemptions from infection quarantine for vaccinated healthcare personnel
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
On 7 May 2021, the Government announced changes to quarantine hotels. Travellers who have stayed in countries outside the EEA / Schengen must go to a quarantine hotel upon arrival in Norway. This applies regardless of whether the trip was essential or not. The changes took effect from Sunday 9 May 2021 at 12 p.m.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Clarification that people who have received the first vaccine dose between 3 and 15 weeks ago should not be in infection quarantine if they take a PCR test between 3 and 7 days after exposure.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

04.05.2021

Close contacts and isolation
Clarification about vaccinated people and infection quarantine
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Clarification about vaccinated people and infection quarantine
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Added information about changes in infection quarantine for vaccinated after regulatory changes
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Added further information about the risk of severe COVID-19 in adults with Down's syndrome
Close contacts and isolation
Updated according to regulatory change; easing of quarantine for vaccinated (fully vaccinated are exempt and those who have only had one dose can be exempt provided they are tested.

03.05.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

April 2021

30.04.2021

Close contacts and isolation
Added that everyone in the entry quarantine must be tested 7 days after arrival and that arrivals from some countries can not use public transport from the place of arrival to the quarantine hotel, cf. regulatory change
Test criteria for coronavirus
Added that PCR test 7 days after entry is mandatory, cf. regulatory change
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Persons who have stayed in Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Nepal or Pakistan during the last 10 days before arrival in Norway shall not use public transport from the place of arrival to the quarantine hotel.

29.04.2021

Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Down's syndrome has now been changed to a separate group under Groups with moderate / high risk. An in-depth description of Neurological diseases or muscle diseases that cause impaired coughing power or lung function. Inserted a new section about pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Updated text based on new knowledge. Changed advice about vaccination of pregnant women so that it can be considered if the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, also for pregnant women in areas with widespread transmission and who do not have other underlying diseases.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
New sentences under test on arrival: In the case of a positive result from a rapid antigen test, those who have stayed outside the EEA and Schengen area during the last 10 days must take a PCR test at the border crossing point. Other people with a positive result from a rapid antigen test must take a PCR test within 24 hours of arrival.

28.04.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added information about stricter entry measures for travellers from Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Nepal and Pakistan. Moved paragraph about quarantine hotel under paragraph about entry requirements.

26.04.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated map and the table with new quarantine decisions

22.04.2021

After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19
People who have undergone COVID-19 are exempt from infection quarantine and waiting quarantine (but not entry quarantine) for 6 months after documenting a positive test for SARS-CoV-2

20.04.2021

Test criteria for coronavirus
Removed point about healthcare personnel who have been abroad from order of priority, according to test criteria
Test criteria for coronavirus
Updated text about testing children under 12 years upon arrival in Norway. Removed text about PCR testing of travellers from certain countries, according to the regulations.

18.04.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions

12.04.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Added table about exemptions after vaccination and recovery from infection.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

March 2021

31.03.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added information about the requirement for a negative test taken 24 h before arrival also applies to Norwegian citizens and residents in Norway from 1 April 2021.

30.03.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
Updated because waiting quarantine for household members is added to the regulations
Close contacts and isolation
Waiting quarantine is now in the regulations
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Test on arrival shall be a rapid antigen test, PCR can only be used in exceptional cases. It is no longer possible to end time in a quarantine hotel with a negative test result 3 days after arrival.

29.03.2021

Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

25.03.2021

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Added updated test recommendations for children and adjusted the section on when children can attend kindergarten / school
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Added information about essential travel, with link to Helsenorge.no
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Removed text about PCR tests on the border for travellers from specific countries (repealed section in regulations)
Close contacts and isolation
New version of How much social distancing poster.

22.03.2021

Cleaning for COVID-19 - advice for sectors outside the healthcare service
New paragraph about disinfection and other small adjustments.
Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
specification of exemptions for vaccinated health workers, regardless of vaccine type.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions

19.03.2021

Follow-up of close contacts and home isolation - advice for healthcare personnel
New exemption, section 6k, for vaccinated healthcare workers.
Entry quarantine and rules upon arrival in Norway
Updated information about quarantine hotels
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Removed cystic fibrosis as an example under chronic lung diseases.
Test criteria for coronavirus
Specified use of rapid testing with long response time.