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TRADITIONAL PUB: Old Christiania, better known as “Old” in the center of Oslo. Photo: Gøran Bohlin / VG
Oslo closed its alcoholic beverage service at midnight on Monday, November 9, and many opted to have their last beer at the bar in a long time. At the Gamla nightclub in central Oslo, he ended an outbreak of infection among guests.
On Monday afternoon, the district of St. Hanshaugen informed VG that at least six people who were present in Gamla on Monday, November 9, had been infected with the coronavirus. At that time, 162 guests and employees were also quarantined.
On Tuesday afternoon, communications consultant Christine Thune in the St. Hanshaugen district confirmed to Dagbladet that 17 people have been diagnosed with an infection after visiting the pub on the relevant date.
Thune informs VG that a good number of close contacts are awaiting test results and the number of positive and infected samples is expected to increase further.
– Now we know 17 people. The number has increased from yesterday to today. We are still waiting for more test results and we expect the numbers to keep increasing, Christine Thune tells VG.
On Monday, Thune said this about the infection cases.
– These cases have no common denominator (except for two pieces that were in the same sequence). So it may appear that we have a so-called “super spreader” situation, and it is possible for an employee to be an asymptomatic carrier, without this being documented, writes communications consultant Christine Thune in the St. Hanshaugen district to VG.
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All employees of Gamla, which is next door to Stortorvets Gjestgiveri and has a shared kitchen and, to some extent, joint employees must be quarantined and screened, he says.
The district has also collected information on all guests who registered on the site via a QR code.
All of these guests have received a text message about the ten-day quarantine.
This is an SMS from the St. Hanshaugen District Infection Control Team. You are registered to have been at Stortorvet Gjestgiveri / Gamla on Monday 9/11. Now it turns out that there is a large outbreak of corona infection among the guests who were present this Monday. Therefore, we have decided to quarantine everyone who visited this location on September 11 to prevent further spread of the infection. Therefore, you will be quarantined for 10 days from 9/11 to 18/11. You should also have a crown test. If you have any questions, please contact us on our XXXXX hotline, on behalf of the St. Hanshaugen District Infection Control Team.
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Gamla General Manager Rune Johansen comments on the case as follows:
– The health and safety of our guests and employees is our highest priority. We have a good overview of who was in Gamla that night and now we are working on infection tracking together with Bydel St. Hanshaugen.
– As a principle, we have chosen to quarantine employees, until the situation is clarified. We will keep you informed and look forward to welcoming guests back to a safe and friendly environment, write in an email.
