Norwegians told to avoid all foreign travel

Bloomberg

Norway’s government is now advising its citizens to avoid all unnecessary travel abroad, regardless of coronavirus (Covid-19) infection levels in their intended destination.
The announcement from the country’s health minister, Bent Hoie, comes amid what was described in Oslo as “an alarming” surge in coronavirus. Some 290 cases of Covid-19 have been documented in the Nordic country over the past two weeks, with a significant proportion of them coming from abroad.
“When Norwegians travel abroad, the risk of infections increases, regardless of what country they visit,” Hoie told reporters. “We are therefore recommending that Norwegian citizens don’t travel abroad unnecessarily.”
The country tightened restrictions for visitors from France, Monaco, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, who now face a quarantine upon their arrival. Hoie said border controls will also be strengthened.
Norway has had 9,468 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 256 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.