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Oslo, July 29 For a second time, Norway will postpone the final stage of the country's reopening plan for another two weeks out of concerns over the fast-spreading Delta Covid-19 variant, according to Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Hoie."There is uncertainty about how the Delta variant will turn out in Norway," Xinhua news agency quoted Hoie as saying at a press conference here on Wednesday."The government has therefore chosen to follow the advice from the Norwegian Directorate of Health and Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and wait for step four in the reopening plan," said the Minister.On July 5, the government also chose to postpone the reopening plan following advice from NIPH and the Norwegian Directorate of Health."The pandemic is not over," said Hoie, who referenced at the press conference the rise in new coronavirus cases in several European countries as influential to the decision.The Minister added that a new assessment will be made in mid-August.According to NIPH statistics on Wednesday, a total of 1,617 new Covid-19 cases were registered during the past week, bringing the country's total number of infections to 136,541, and total deaths to 799.Norway's final stage reopening would have seen much of everyday life return to normal with the proviso that infection control measures remain in place including the requirements to keep a safe distance and stay at home if ill or in quarantine.Nevertheless, the step four reopening plan would still limit restrictions for entry to Norway.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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Politics :Norway postpones final stage of reopening plan

Oslo, July 29 For a second time, Norway will postpone the final stage of the country's reopening plan ... ...