Norway again hardens COVID-19 curbs to try to halt spread

The Norwegian government introduced stricter rules on Tuesday to limit the spread of COVID-19, including a cap on the number of visitors in private homes and shortening the hours bars and restaurants can serve alcohol. The Nordic country has seen a surge of COVID-19 infections in recent weeks, followed by a rise in the number of hospitalisations. 'We really wished we were done with the pandemic. But the situation is now so serious that we must put in place new measures to keep control,' Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a news conference.