Omicron outbreak at Norway Christmas party is biggest outside S Africa

At least 13 people in Oslo have been infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus following a corporate Christmas party described as a "super spreader event", and their numbers could rise to over 60 cases, authorities said on Friday.

The outbreak took place at a Christmas party on Nov 26 organised by renewable energy company Scatec, which has operations in South Africa where the variant was first detected.

"This party has been a...