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Norway cancels exercises with NATO over coronavirus
OSLO, March 11, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Norway’s armed forces said Wednesday they
had cancelled a Cold Response exercise that was meant to gather 15,000 NATO
and allied soldiers from March 12-18 because of concerns over the new
coronavirus.
“The coronavirus is out of control,” the head of the army’s operations
centre, Rune Jakobsen, told reporters.
“We would rather preserve our army’s combat capabilities so we can support
society in the turbulent period to come.”
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