Norway to further ease COVID-19 restrictions from May 27, PM says


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  • Friday, 21 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg waits for Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Vilnius, Lithuania September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will take the next major step in unwinding restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic on May 27, allowing larger groups of people to meet and the public serving of alcohol until midnight, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Friday.

"This means that we can advance the work of getting Norway back up to speed," Solberg told a news conference.

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