Norway to temporarily shut its airports

Norway is to temporarily close its airports from March 16 as part of wide-ranging restrictions aimed tackling the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. ”We have decided to close our airports, close our ports and we will have extensive border control along our border,” Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg announced Saturday. ”We do this because we do not want anyone who does not have a critical reason to be in Norway to come to the country. Norwegian airports operator Avinor had already Friday taken the decision to close 9 small airports to commercial traffic from March 16. Solberg notes it will work to enable Norwegians who are travelling abroad to come home. <br/>