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Germra Schneider tests a person in a car outside an emergency department in Sandvika, Norway March 2, 2020. Terje Bendiksby/NTB Scanpix via REUTERS
Norwegian unemployment has risen five-fold this month as companies announced mass layoffs and shutdowns amid efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak, the country's labour agency said on Tuesday.
Registered unemployment rose to a post-World War Two high of 10.9%, up from 5.3% a week ago and just 2.3% at the end of February, data from Norway's Labour and Welfare Agency (NAV) showed.
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