Norway has postponed for a second time a planned final step in the reopening of its economy from pandemic lockdown, due to the continued spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19, the government said.

“A new assessment will be made in mid-August,” Health Minister Bent Hoeie told a news conference.

According to a Reuters report, measures that will be kept in place to halt the spread of Covid-19 include bars and restaurants being limited to table service and limits of 20 people on gatherings in private homes.

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