Norway reports Omicron cases linked to Christmas party

The city of Oslo on Wednesday urged people who visited two restaurants in the capital to be tested. One reportedly was where the Christmas party was held. File picture: Burak K/Pexels

At least 50 people in and around Norway’s capital have been infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant, with the cases connected to a Norwegian company’s Christmas party in an Oslo restaurant, officials have said.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health said that those affected lived in Oslo and surrounding municipalities, and that “the infection detection team in Oslo has contacted the municipalities concerned to start infection detection”.