'It is OK to feel scared' during coronavirus, Norway's PM tells kids


By AGENCY
  • Family
  • Wednesday, 18 Mar 2020

Prime minister Erna Solberg (right) answers children's questions about the novel coronavirus at a special press conference. Photo: NTB Scanpix/AFP/ Norway OUT

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg told the country's children on Monday it was OK to feel scared during the "special days" of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Nordic country has invoked emergency powers to close a wide range of public and private institutions, including schools and kindergartens, in a bid to combat the spread of coronavirus.

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