Norway has become the latest Nordic nation to remove almost all COVID-19 restrictions put in place despite the Omicron variant spreading throughout the country, and is on course toward reverting back to pre-pandemic normalcy. “The COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a great threat to the health of most of us. The Omicron variant leads to far less severe illness, and the vaccines are protecting us well. We are therefore removing most of the infection control measures, such as the 1-meter distance, the requirement to wear a face covering, and isolation. We can return to normal everyday life,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in an official government press release on Feb. 12. The Norwegian government will only insist on testing adults who show symptoms of infection. In case of infection, the individual will no longer have to isolate. Instead, the government now recommends infected adults to remain at home for …