'One of the things I miss the most is to give a good hug to my friends,' Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg told children.
OSLO - Prime Minister Erna Solberg told Norwegian children on Wednesday it would take time for life to return to normal with the country, like others in Europe, preparing to reopen parts of society shut down by the coronavirus outbreak.
"It will still be a while before everything returns to normal. How long it will be, we don't know," she said, flanked by her ministers for education and for family. No children were present, in keeping with social-distancing rules. The Nordic country will next week start reopening some public and private institutions after a month-long shutdown to help prevent a spread of the novel coronavirus.Most Norwegian children are at home, mostly barred from meeting friends and relatives, especially elderly ones seen as most vulnerable to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.
She then answered questions posted via the children's TV programme NRK Super. They included:"Why is it safe for younger children to go to school but not for the older children?";"When can I give hugs to my friends again?"; or"Can I visit my Granny and my Granddad in Germany this summer?"
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