Coronavirus

What do you want to know more about?

  • The advice for newly occurring respiratory symptoms is to stay home when feeling unwell, regardless of the cause. There are no rules for quarantine or isolation.

    Everyone who is recommended to take the COVID-19 vaccine should do so.

  • You do not need to test for COVID-19 even if you experience respiratory symptoms - unless you are in the risk group. 

    If you are in the risk group and get symptoms of covid-19, you should take a self-test. If the self-test is negative but the symptoms persist, repeat the self-test daily for up to four days. Contact a doctor if you test positive or if symptoms worsen.

    The doctor will make an overall assessment based on age, as well as other risk factors to decide whether treatment with Paxlovid is appropriate. Treatment should start as early as possible

    You do not need to register a positive self-test.

    • You should stay home if you feel ill and experience respiratory symptoms. If you have residual symptoms such as runny nose, snot, hoarseness and some coughing, you can go about life as normal.

    • You do not need to test for COVID-19 even if you are experiencing symptoms. If you are in a risk group you should take a test. Read more at FHI.no.

    • If you take a test that shows you are infected with COVID-19, the same advice about staying at home if you feel sick applies.

    • Cough into a handkerchief or into your elbow. Avoid coughing or sneezing directly on others.

    • Wash your hands with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

    • Avoid contact with people in risk groups.

    • You should limit or avoid contact with families who have newborn children or infants.

    • Use a face mask if you have to visit places with many people, or if you have to visit someone in the risk group.

    • If you are worried about your own or your child's health, contact a doctor.

  • The municipalities are responsible for offering the Covid - 19 vaccine. You can check your municipality's website for information.

  • From the 30th of June 2023, the COVID-19 certificate is discontinued. The COVID-19 certificate is now unavailable.

    For a printout of vaccines given to you in Norway, log in to Helsenorge's vaccine overview.

  • Few countries still require a Covid-19 certificate, although some require some form of vaccination certificate or a test before departure.

    You should check which requirements apply for each country on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' travel information service (regjeringen.no, in Norwegian), or in the Reiseklar app (regjeringen.no, in Norwegian).

    Proof of Covid-19 vaccination

    If you need proof of vaccination for your destination, go to Vaccination and print out documentation about any vaccines you have been given in Norway.

    Documentation on negative test

    If you need documentation on not being ill, you have to pay for this yourself, for example at a private practitioner. The GP mainly does not offer a Covid-19 test for documentation.