Norway aims to reopen by mid-June most of the public and private institutions that have been closed to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said.

The Nordic country was one of the first in Europe to curb activities to rein in the spread of the disease, on March 12, and to relax some restrictions once it got the outbreak under control, in late April.

“Thanks to our common efforts since March, we have brought the contamination under control,” Solberg told a news conference. “We can therefore, over time, lighten the toughest measures.”

Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg. — Reuters
Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg. — Reuters

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