The decision to close the public gallery must be adopted before each sitting on a day-by-day basis.

President of the Storting Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen made it clear that the Presidium is fully aware of how important it is that sittings are open to the public, and that a decision to close the public gallery must be adopted before each sitting.

“This is no easy decision to make, but right now the most important thing we can do is to reduce the risk of infection. I would encourage everybody to watch the sittings live on our website at Stortinget.no,” the President said.