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Norway Bans Cruises to Arctic Svalbard Islands Amid Covid Fears

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.

Photographer: Maja Hitij/Getty Images

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Norway has decided to ban sea cruises to Svalbard in order to limit the Arctic archipelago’s exposure to potential Covid-19 contagion.