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People under 20 are around half as susceptible to Covid-19 as people aged 20 or above, according to research published on Tuesday, and clinical symptoms of the disease appear in only about a fifth of infections in children and teens.
The research, a modelling study using data from 32 locations in China, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Canada and South Korea, found that by contrast, Covid-19 symptoms appear in 69% of infections in people aged 70 or older.
Norwegian Air will resume flights between Copenhagen and the Danish city of Aalborg from 1 July, making it the carrier’s first route outside Norway following the coronavirus shut down.
The budget airline is currently operating just seven aircraft on domestic routes in Norway and has furloughed or terminated the employment of some 7,300 staff – about 90% of its workforce – following the Covid-19 outbreak.
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