Norwegian Prime Minister Solberg has been fined for violating regulations against the new coronavirus and holding his birthday party in large numbers.
Norwegian police announced on the 9th that Prime Minister Solberg fined 20,000 kroner and about 260,000 yen in Japanese yen for violating the regulations against the new coronavirus.
According to Reuters and other sources, Prime Minister Solberg had his 60th birthday in a mountain resort in February, despite a ban on more than 10 people meeting to prevent the transmission of the new coronavirus. A party was held to celebrate the event, and 13 people, including their families, ate at the restaurant.
The prime minister did not attend because he was going to the hospital, but he was involved in planning a birthday party.
In March, Prime Minister Solberg apologized, "I should have acted as the Prime Minister of Norway, not as a private person. I'm sorry for doing something wrong."
Violations of the regulations are unlikely to be fined, but police said at a meeting that the prime minister was responsible for controlling infections, "to protect public confidence in the regulations." I explained.
Prime Minister Solberg has indicated that he intends to pay a fine for interviews with local television stations.