Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Norwegian's Christmas wishes, intensive care capacity and a flight ban over Equinor facilities are among the headlines from Norway on Tuesday.
Flight ban over Equinor facilities
The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority will implement a permanent flight ban over Equinor's facilities in Aure in Møre og Romsdal, and two Equinor facilities in Øygarden in Vestland.
The flying ban extends to flying unmanned aircraft, such as drones and model aircraft, and comes into force immediately, energy publication EnergiWatch reports.
Only emergency services and neighbours to the facility will be exempt from the ban.
Håvard Vikheim, director of communications and public relations at the Civil Aviation Authority, told Norwegian newswire NTB that the ban resulted from activities at the facilities posing a threat to small craft and the broader security situation in Europe.
The number of intensive care spots is the same as at the beginning of the pandemic
Norway has 278 intensive care beds, the same number it had in March 2020, p4 news reports.
"Should a similar incident (a pandemic) happen to us, we are in a fairly similar situation as in 2019, although we have learned a lot. We also have health personnel who have been working quite hard for just over two years," the president of the Medical Association, Anne-Karin Rime, told p4.
Rime said that the government should look to increase the number of intensive care beds.
"It takes a long time to train professionals to operate the intensive care unit. The government must take this seriously from now on. We also have too few intensive care units in everyday life to deal with a normal situation, so it is clear that it is important that this is followed up as promised," she said.
Minister of Health Ingvild Kjerkol said that more staff were being trained so the number of beds could increase.
Norwegians open to second-hand gifts
Nearly 50 percent of Norwegians said they would like to receive a second-hand gift for Christmas this year, according to a survey by Norway's Consumer Council.
"Not only does the act of giving Christmas presents become less expensive, but you also save the environment by not just buying brand new things," Inger Lise Blyverket from the Consumer Council said of the survey results.
However, more people are open to receiving used gifts than to give them away, as 31 percent nationally said they would consider gifting something second-hand.
Up to 25cm of snow forecast
On Tuesday, parts of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal are expected to receive between 10-25cm of snow.
Snow is expected at altitudes above and below 300 metres above sea level. The warning is in place until Wednesday evening.
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Flight ban over Equinor facilities
The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority will implement a permanent flight ban over Equinor's facilities in Aure in Møre og Romsdal, and two Equinor facilities in Øygarden in Vestland.
The flying ban extends to flying unmanned aircraft, such as drones and model aircraft, and comes into force immediately, energy publication EnergiWatch reports.
Only emergency services and neighbours to the facility will be exempt from the ban.
Håvard Vikheim, director of communications and public relations at the Civil Aviation Authority, told Norwegian newswire NTB that the ban resulted from activities at the facilities posing a threat to small craft and the broader security situation in Europe.
The number of intensive care spots is the same as at the beginning of the pandemic
Norway has 278 intensive care beds, the same number it had in March 2020, p4 news reports.
"Should a similar incident (a pandemic) happen to us, we are in a fairly similar situation as in 2019, although we have learned a lot. We also have health personnel who have been working quite hard for just over two years," the president of the Medical Association, Anne-Karin Rime, told p4.
Rime said that the government should look to increase the number of intensive care beds.
"It takes a long time to train professionals to operate the intensive care unit. The government must take this seriously from now on. We also have too few intensive care units in everyday life to deal with a normal situation, so it is clear that it is important that this is followed up as promised," she said.
Minister of Health Ingvild Kjerkol said that more staff were being trained so the number of beds could increase.
Norwegians open to second-hand gifts
Nearly 50 percent of Norwegians said they would like to receive a second-hand gift for Christmas this year, according to a survey by Norway's Consumer Council.
"Not only does the act of giving Christmas presents become less expensive, but you also save the environment by not just buying brand new things," Inger Lise Blyverket from the Consumer Council said of the survey results.
However, more people are open to receiving used gifts than to give them away, as 31 percent nationally said they would consider gifting something second-hand.
Up to 25cm of snow forecast
On Tuesday, parts of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal are expected to receive between 10-25cm of snow.
Snow is expected at altitudes above and below 300 metres above sea level. The warning is in place until Wednesday evening.
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