The Scandinavian countries have been known to approach most global cases a little differently, and while in most scenarios this would not be something for others to worry about, as the Pandemic is taking over the world, more countries are paying attention to how others are approaching this subject.
Right Now Norway has around 6000 cases and more than 70 deaths. While the nation’s population is used to the freedom of movement and the public is always free to decide how to act in times of crisis, this time around Norway is seeing some of the toughest measures ever experienced by its populations.
How can businesses survive the pandemic
The restrictions have reached local businesses and have affected the social lives of Norwegians. Usually quite invested in their family time and their scheduled hangouts with a friend, now the nations have been asked to stay inside as much as possible and to limit their interactions as much as possible over the next few weeks.
Norway’s cafes, bars, clubs, casinos, theaters have all been closed down, leaving very little room for these public gatherings to happen in the first place. But now this leaves thousands of Norwegians looking for new ways to pass their time and not go crazy while locked inside for the common good. This means that for those businesses that can operate online, this crisis will be much easier to overcome than for those who can only work while receiving clients in person.
The delivery options are being explored more and more and some restaurants do offer these services, but for most people, this is still a great disruption of the daily life they’ve come to love over the years.
But for those staying inside, there are many ways to stay entertained as well. Not to mention the streaming services that are probably everyone’s first choice when quarantining, there are also a lot of new casinos in Norway 2020, looking to make the most of this opportunity and grow their audience. Norway is pretty liberal with its gambling rules and a big chunk of the population resorts to gambling quite often. This could actually mean that the gambling industry could actually survive this time with minimal damages if more online casinos come forwards and offer their services to Norwegians locked inside their homes.
Apart from that, In Norway, people know how to have fun without leaving their homes. The cold weather often forces them to stay inside, even if there isn’t a global Pandemic going around. So in Norway, the board games, card games and online games you can play with family and friends are all the rage right now.
Economic hand-outs from the government
The government is also looking for ways to soften the economic blow that this virus will inevitably have on the country’s economy and therefore they are implementing stimulus packages, bailing out big businesses and hoping that the pandemic will be over soon enough.
The government has been quite vocal about just how severe this pandemic is and how everyone should feel a personal responsibility to make it go away as soon as possible by following all the guidelines.
The economic slowdown is expected around the world, some countries are already in recession, for some it’s the biggest recession in history. This is why Norway’s is so determined to make sure that the citizens have enough income to feed themselves and maintain somewhat of a normal lifestyle, while for businesses operating online, or for those who have been considering going online this is a perfect time to explore this option further and set their foot into the online business sphere.
Natalia Revishvili is a professional financial content writer and editor with an extensive experience in technical analysis and the Forex market. Over the past few years, she has been
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