COVID-19: Norway on guard over Omicron as dozens test positive after Christmas party
Norway has announced new restrictions to contain COVID-19 in Oslo and the surrounding region after an outbreak of infections linked to a Christmas party.
More than half of some 120 people present have tested positive -- even though they were reportedly all vaccinated -- and it's feared many may have contracted the Omicron variant.
If confirmed, it would be the biggest single outbreak of the variant in Europe.
The cases are connected to a Norwegian company’s Christmas party in an Oslo restaurant, officials said on Thursday. All those who attended the event were tested after the dinner, organised by the solar energy company Scatec in an Oslo restaurant last Friday (November 26).
"The situation is worrying," said Norway's health minister Ingvild
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