Norway's incoming Prime Minister and Labour leader Jonas Gahr Stoere is pictured at a presentation of the incoming government's policies, in Hurdal, Norway October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/
OSLO: Norwegians should wear face masks in public transport and other crowded places amid a surge in coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Tuesday.
The centre-left minority government on Monday said it would seek to limit any potential spread of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, including by imposing longer isolation on those found to have been infected with it.
Stoere also urged municipalities to accelerate a drive to give booster shots to all adults.
"Vaccination is key to our COVID-19 strategy," Stoere told parliament.
"We can avoid a lockdown," he added.
Norway in September ended all domestic coronavirus restrictions, but opposition parties in recent days called on the government to take action to prevent the spread of virus and thus avoid a hard lockdown of society.
