Norway PM says sorry for COVID violation, will pay fine

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg apologised again on Friday for breaking COVID-19 social distancing rules when organising a family gathering to celebrate her birthday, and said she would pay a fine of 20,000 crowns ($2,352).

"I'd like to say again that I'm sorry for breaking the coronavirus rules," Solberg told Norway's TV2 News.

($1 = 8.5029 Norwegian crowns)