Coronavirus - facts, advice and measures

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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December 2022

20.12.2022

Long-term symptoms after COVID-19 ("long COVID")
Updated as per Norwegian version

15.12.2022

Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Updated as per Norwegian version

14.12.2022

Infection control advice for the population
Clarification of advice on face masks. Some linguistic adjustments. Added link to advice to the health services (in Norwegian).
Advice for workplaces and businesses
Added link to separate advice for the health service. Removed section on home office and flexible working hours. Otherwise only minor linguistic adjustments.

09.12.2022

Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
updated with advice concerning drug treatment
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
adjustment of text about risk groups and medical treatment

07.12.2022

Hand hygiene and cough etiquette - Advice and information to the general public
Updated paragraph about face mask use
Face mask and visor use by the general public
Updated according to Norwegian version

November 2022

29.11.2022

Events, gatherings and activities
Link to risk assessment tool has been removed.

June 2022

23.06.2022

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Minor changes and updates. Update to paragraph about COVID-19 certificate.

17.06.2022

Advice for workplaces and businesses
Shortened text, removed information about time in isolation

03.06.2022

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Added link to "good advice for safe travel"

April 2022

08.04.2022

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Removed the section «About covid-19 in children and adolescents» and «When should children and schoolchildren with respiratory symptoms be at home?». Added flow chart and links to "Do you have newly arisen respiratory tract symptoms" under the section "Symptoms of covid-19 in children." Removed the section "Care for children and young people with illness", "Children who stay in several homes", "Follow-up at public health clinics, school health services and other health services »and« Childcare centres, schools and after-school programmes » Minor text changes in the section «Vaccination of children and adolescents».

07.04.2022

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Removed text about testing.
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Removed text about 4 days of isolation and testing with symptoms.

06.04.2022

Infection control advice for the population
Removed advice about 4 days of self-isolation after positive test. Removed advice about testing.
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Updated according to changes in advice.

March 2022

25.03.2022

Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Updated throughout with the latest studies/scientific knowledge in this field.

03.03.2022

Hand hygiene and cough etiquette - Advice and information to the general public
Minor textual changes, unchanged advice

February 2022

24.02.2022

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Reference to chapter on children and adolescents regarding testing of children / adolescents in connection with vaccination or for COVID-19 certificate.
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Added information about testing. Added information about COVID-19 certificate.

22.02.2022

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Text changes in the sections General infection control advice, Knowledge base and Symptoms of COVID-19 in children.

15.02.2022

Advice for workplaces and businesses
Added recommendations for employees in critical jobs who might need to come to work while infected with COVID-19.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Added link to page regarding covid-19 sertificate at helsenorge.no.
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Updated after new recommendations dated 12.02.22. Changed the structure of risk groups. Vaccine status included in risk assessment.

14.02.2022

Cleaning for COVID-19 - advice for sectors outside the healthcare service
Revised and simplified article text. Removed section with advice on cleaning textiles.
Infection control advice for the population
Updated in accordance with COVID-19 regulation changes on 12.02.22
Definitions
Updated definition of vaccinated according to regulation changes 12.2.2022
Face mask and visor use by the general public
The recommendation on when a face mask is recommended has been changed. National requirements have been removed. Advice aimed at protecting people at increased risk. Linguistic simplifications in the text.
Events, gatherings and activities
Updated in accordance with current advice from the government from 12.02.22 Regulated requirements for infection control-sound sound operation in the COVID-19 regulations have been repealed. There are no longer special requirements for organisers related to the size of events / gatherings or requirements to facilitate social distancing. Normal operation and basic infection control measures are recommended.
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Collected information about newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, testing for covid-19 and positive test in connection with changes 12.02.22.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Requirements for entry to Norway have been discontinued. General infection control advice when travelling during covid-19 has been added to the article.
Advice for workplaces and businesses
Updated according to changes in national measures 12.02.2022

08.02.2022

Facts about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease
Updated with symptoms of omicron

04.02.2022

Infection control advice for the population
Updated with latest advice after changes on 1.2.2022

03.02.2022

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Updates after press conference 01.02.2022. Updated paragraphs Knowledge base, Testing of children, Children and adolescents in isolation, and Vaccines for children and adolescents.
Advice for workplaces and businesses
Updated according to the Government's decision to remove some rules and regulation, per 01.02.2022.

02.02.2022

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Test duty upon arrival ended, change in requirements for documentation in relation to test before arrival, cf. regulatory change on 1 February 2022.
Advice for workplaces and businesses
Updated according to changes in regulations 01.02.2022
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Flowchart updates.
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Flowchart update.
Events, gatherings and activities
Updated according to the government's new guidelines and recommendations as of 01.02.22 Removed number limit table Updated risk assessment tool and checklist

January 2022

31.01.2022

Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Amended vaccination recommendations to apply to all pregnant women regardless of trimester.

28.01.2022

Long-term symptoms after COVID-19 ("long COVID")
Text updated according to new rapid review 18.1.2022 about long-term symptoms of COVID-19. Information about diagnostic codes included.

26.01.2022

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
The requirement for entry quarantine expired on January 26 2022 at 00.00 a.m.

24.01.2022

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Flowchart update.
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Flowchart update.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

21.01.2022

Face mask and visor use by the general public
Revised and updated text about respiratory protection, and a few changes in the wording in the top part of the text.
Events, gatherings and activities
Updated according to press release from the government dated 20.01.22 regarding changes in number of participants at events.

17.01.2022

Events, gatherings and activities
Updated according to new regulations. Ventilation advice updated.
Advice for workplaces and businesses
Updated according to new national measures from 14.01.2022
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Updated sections about testing and child/adolescent in isolation
Infection control advice for the population
Updated links and some adjustments to the text.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

14.01.2022

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Updated according to changes in regulations.

13.01.2022

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Added knowledge base section as per Norwegian version.

11.01.2022

Infection control advice for the population
New paragraphs about ventilation and airing

09.01.2022

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

06.01.2022

Facts about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease
Updated link to information about cultural and entertainment facilities, gyms and bathing facilities

04.01.2022

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Removed sentence about South Africa that had not been removed with the last change.

December 2021

23.12.2021

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Updated section "Testing of children primary school age and younger".
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Due to a change in the COVID-19 regulations, the section dealing with stricter entry measures for eight countries in southern Africa has been removed. §4b and §4e were repealed on 23 December 21

22.12.2021

Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
updated section "Vaccine against COVID-19" with information about booster dose.

21.12.2021

Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
New section about visits.
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Text about taking a test has been moved to its own article When you shall take a coronavirus test
Advice for workplaces and businesses
Updated text about ventilation.

20.12.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Added sentences: No changes are planned to be made about which countries and regions require entry quarantine during the Christmas and New Year period. The next country assessment will apply from week 2 in 2022.
Definitions
Clarification of what «household members / similar close» and «other close contacts» means, and that they are subgroups of «close contacts»
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated map.

17.12.2021

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Updated flowchart

16.12.2021

Advice for workplaces and businesses
Added examples of businesses that are included in the regulations. Added a clarification that it is possible to serve alcohol in minibars and room service.

15.12.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Updated according to changes in regulations 14.12.2021
Advice for workplaces and businesses
Updated according to decisions from the government 13.12
Events, gatherings and activities
Updated in accordance with rules and recommendations as determined by the Government on December 13, 2021.

10.12.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Updated flow chart

09.12.2021

Advice for workplaces and businesses
Changed the title. Adjusted the text in accordance with national measures that came into force on 9 December 2021. Added sections with advice and rules for specific sectors outside the healthcare service.
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Edited text in section « About COVID-19 among children and adolescents». Updated sections «When should children with respiratory tract symptoms stay at home and when can they return to school?», «Testing of children of primary school age and younger», «Children and coronavirus vaccination» and «Childcare centres, schools and after-school programmes». Changed the name of the section "Should children and young people be vaccinated with the coronavirus vaccine?" to «Children and coronavirus vaccination».

08.12.2021

Events, gatherings and activities
Updated in accordance with the government's decisions and recommendations valid from 09.12.21
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Updated information about tests in "About your coronavirus test"
Face mask and visor use by the general public
National requirement for face masks from 09.12.2021. Updated what applies to national recommendations and requirements.
Infection control advice for the population
Added requirement for use of face masks and recommendation of 1 metre after Government's press conference 07.12

07.12.2021

Hand hygiene and cough etiquette - Advice and information to the general public
Changes in sections about how to prevent infection, when you should perform hand hygiene and the section that soap and water are the first choice.

06.12.2021

Infection control advice for the population
Updated according to changes in national advice.

03.12.2021

Events, gatherings and activities
Updated and revised in accordance with current recommendations and rules. Revised risk assessment tool and checklist. Removed tables
Advice for workplaces and businesses
Reactivated the article. The content has been shortened and updated in accordance with advice and recommendations from the government. The section on the company's role in contact tracing has been updated. Updated links.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Added test duty on arrival for all travellers, after regulatory changes 3 December

01.12.2021

Face mask and visor use by the general public
• New national recommendations on the use of face masks in contact with the health and care service, as well as on public transport, in taxis, in shops and in shopping centres where it is not possible to keep distance. • Some linguistic changes and restructuring of the article

November 2021

30.11.2021

Infection control advice for the population
Updated according to national recommendation about face mask use.
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Update of text, links and general language. Elaboration of vaccine effect in risk groups. Elaboration of advice for the elderly who have received a booster dose. Removed headline with own advice for unvaccinated in risk groups. Now emphasises the recommendation for a booster dose. Children with a serious underlying condition aged 5-11 years will be offered the Comirnaty child vaccine at the turn of the year.

27.11.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Specified that entry registration upon arrival in Norway also apply to travellers who have a COVID-19 certificate, are fully vaccinated, have had COVID-19 og or have a negative test result.

26.11.2021

Infection control advice for the population
Clarification of advice. Added advice about vaccination as separate point.
Hand hygiene and cough etiquette - Advice and information to the general public
Minor linguistic changes
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated according to regulatory changes 26.11.21, added; obligation to negative test before arrival, entry registration for all over 16 years, obligation to test on arrival also for travellers from green and orange countries, removed overview of purple countries. Minor revisions of text.

25.11.2021

Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Clarification of advice that women do not need to wait to conceive after vaccination.

23.11.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Flow chart was updated on 19th Nov. Added a link to the information sheet "To you who have taken a coronavirus test" and added advice on contacting close contacts in the event of a positive test
Definitions
Removed definition of probable case because that is no longer used.
Advice and information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Clarification about vaccination of pregnant women.

22.11.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated map.

20.11.2021

Advice and information for children and adolescents
updated flow chart

15.11.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated map.

11.11.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
New sentence: Vaccinated people may only have mild cold symptoms with COVID-19.

09.11.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Added link to advice about childcare and school

08.11.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated map.

01.11.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated map.

October 2021

25.10.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated map.

18.10.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the quarantine map.

14.10.2021

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.
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Added link with advice for employees in the health and care sector.

05.10.2021

Advice and information for children and adolescents
Minor clarification in advice to parents regarding testing of children.
Definitions
Change to the list of approved vaccines, adding CoronaVac and Covishield.

04.10.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

September 2021

30.09.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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 ".
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Revised and adapted advice about normal daily life with increased preparedness.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions applying from 25th September at 4 p.m.
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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

16.09.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Travel advice extended to 1 October 2021

09.09.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
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.

07.09.2021

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
Events, gatherings and activities
Updated according to the government's adjustments for stage 3 with more people allowed at events with fixed, designated seats and COVID-19 certificates, which came into effect 04.09. Updated information on distance requirements for events with a COVID-19 certificate. Linguistic changes and adjustments in accordance with current recommendations.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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.

August 2021

31.08.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Added points about rapid antigen tests

30.08.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated text about accepted COVID-19 certificates and added link to list of accepted COVID-19 certificates (Lovdata)
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and table with new quarantine decisions.

29.08.2021

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.

23.08.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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.

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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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 ("long COVID")
New text about children / long-term symptoms and «long covid».
Advice and information for children and adolescents
Added link to news article about testing

16.08.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

13.08.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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 ("long COVID")
The text is updated according to new rapid review 11.8.2021 about long-term symptoms after COVID-19. Minor changes to language.

09.08.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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 disinfection step by step"
Hand hygiene and cough etiquette - Advice and information to the general public
Shortened text, language edits. Added illustration "Effective hand disinfection step by step".

02.08.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and table with new quarantine decisions.

01.08.2021

Events, gatherings and activities
Updated according to regulatory changes that come into effect from. 02.08.21

July 2021

26.07.2021

Advice for workplaces and businesses
Updated - assessments for use of home office
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.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and table with new quarantine decisions.

21.07.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
The content has been simplified, links have been updated, some existing content has been specified.

19.07.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

12.07.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Corrected map so islands are shown with correct color
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

09.07.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Added link to the press release from Government.no (only available in Norwegian at the moment).

08.07.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Replaced the map of Europe with a map of the world.
Events, gatherings and activities
Updated in accordance with the the government's adjustments step 3 from 8. july

06.07.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
00:00 Updated map and table of green, red, dark red, purple and grey areas in Europe from 5 July.

01.07.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
Removed sentence about waiting quarantine after change in COVID-19 regulations

June 2021

29.06.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Clarified about entry quarantine for children under 16 years.

28.06.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

24.06.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Added that the Swedish COVID-19 certificate is not yet ready for this use.
Advice for workplaces and businesses
Removed checklist for assessment of home office (integrated into text, some shortening and updating with regards to step in re-opening.
Definitions
Clarification that other nucleic acid amplification tests (NAT) are considered equivalent to PCR tests (also specified in the covid-19 regulations).

22.06.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Minor changes to table about entry and quarantine to make the advice clearer.

21.06.2021

Events, gatherings and activities
Updated paragraphs: Number of participants at events with cohorts and COVID-19 certificate
Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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.
Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
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.

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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated documentation requirements.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00 Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

11.06.2021

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.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

07.06.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Added sentence: Currently, the only secure and verifiable way to document status as protected is to log in to helsenorge.no.
Events, gatherings and activities
Corrected and updated text about participating in events across municipal boundaries in accordance with the government's recommendations Removed text about trade fairs and markets in table.
Definitions
Added information about exemptions from infection quarantine for those who are protected (fully vaccinated and those who have received one vaccine dose)

04.06.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 3 pm: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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
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.
Events, gatherings and activities
Removed "outdoor markets and trade fairs" under Outdoor events without fixed designated seats.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Added explanation about supporting data for the map of yellow/red countries in Europe

01.06.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Events, gatherings and activities
From 27 May, exhibitions and temporary markets are not considered to be events. Removed text about flea markets. Updated text about alcohol serving.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

27.05.2021

Events, gatherings and activities
Updated in accordance with the government's step 2 in reopening, as well as updated the recommendation for gatherings in private homes with advice for protected people
Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

18.05.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

12.05.2021

Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Updated and clarified prioritisation of people with diabetes for vaccination.

11.05.2021

Newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms, COVID-19 testing and positive test results
New paragraph about after having Covid-19

10.05.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

04.05.2021

Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Added further information about the risk of severe COVID-19 in adults with Down's syndrome

03.05.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

April 2021

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.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00: Updated map and the table with new quarantine decisions

18.04.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions

12.04.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
At 00:00: Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions.

March 2021

31.03.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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

Advice and rules for travel in and out of 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
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Added information about essential travel, with link to Helsenorge.no
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Removed text about PCR tests on the border for travellers from specific countries (repealed section in regulations)
Events, gatherings and activities
Changed according to updated national recommendations

22.03.2021

Cleaning for COVID-19 - advice for sectors outside the healthcare service
New paragraph about disinfection and other small adjustments.
Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated the map and the table with new quarantine decisions

19.03.2021

Advice and rules for travel in and out of Norway
Updated information about quarantine hotels
Risk groups and their relatives - advice and information
Removed cystic fibrosis as an example under chronic lung diseases.