Norway eases Covid rules, allows some alcohol serving to resume

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The Norwegian government will partly reverse a ban on serving alcohol in bars and restaurants, one of several policy changes as it seeks to relax Covid-19 restrictions, the prime minister said.

“We can ease some restrictions, but not all,” Jonas Gahr Stoere told a news conference

Bars and restaurants will be able to serve alcoholic drinks until 11pm local time, a partial reversal the total ban introduced in December which has hit the Nordic country's hospitality industry hard, according to Reuters.

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