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The strict measures of the crown in Bergen and neighboring municipalities will be extended for another two weeks.
This was confirmed by Councilor Roger Valhammer (Labor Party) at a press conference on Friday afternoon.
Note that it may be relevant to make adjustments to individual measurements.
– We will have to consider whether the measures should be adjusted, but people have to adapt to strict restrictions for another two weeks, says Valhammer.
That is until Friday, December 4.
– Forward critical
In the last 24 hours, 68 new cases of corona have been reported in Bergen.
Medical director Trond Egil Hansen says it can now be said that the sharp increase has leveled off, but that a definitive decrease in the number of infections cannot yet be seen.
– We are in a critical situation where there are reasons to maintain strict restrictions. If we let it go now, we can get back up quickly, Hansen says.
Since yesterday, two new residents of the Bergen Red Cross hospital have tested positive. A total of 23 residents of Bergen hospitals are infected.
Neighboring municipalities will likely continue
The mayors of the neighboring municipalities of Alver, Askøy and Øygarden tell NRK that they are against extending the measures for two weeks there as well.
– We will spend the weekend evaluating individual measures, but we will have a city council meeting on Monday where it will be decided what we will do next, Alver Mayor Sara Sekkingstad (Sp) tells NRK.
Øygarden Mayor Tom Georg Indrevik (H) says they too will do a final evaluation over the weekend.
– It has an intrinsic value that we interact and see it as a joint project, says Indrevik.
Askøy Mayor Siv Høgtun (H) says it is most likely an extension, but that the final decision will be made after a meeting in municipal crisis management on Monday.
IT CAN BE EXTENDED: The mayor of Alver says residents should be prepared for the crown’s measures to be extended there as well. The decision will come on Monday.
Photo: Leif Rune Løland / NRK
Controversial rule
Since November 5, the people of Bergen and the inhabitants of seven neighboring municipalities have been living under strict crown measures.
The gym has been closed and bandages are mandatory where it is not possible to keep more than a meter away in public.
However, one of the most debated measures is the rule that no more than five people are allowed to gather in private.
This rule will also be expanded, at the same time as the city council leader announces that the city council will return with a conclusion on possible adjustments on Monday.
I think the infection will increase if one is released.
However, the measures introduced by the municipality of Bergen in the first week of November have worked. The municipality’s forecasts show that the R number goes from 1.6 in week 45 to 1.1 in week 46.
– It seems that we have a flattening in the number of infections. The exponential increase we saw at the beginning has stopped, but it is too early to say that there is an incipient decline in infection rates, says Hansen.
On Thursday, 59 people had been diagnosed with covid-19 in Bergen. On Monday, the number was 93. By Thursday 21 residents of hospitals in Bergen had been diagnosed with covid-19.
But yesterday, all those infected still had a known route of infection.
– It is important. It’s not just the totals that matter. If the number with an unknown transmission path is high, it’s a disadvantage, Hansen says.
IT HAS WORKED: Trond Egil Hansen, medical director at Bergen, believes the measures have worked. However, it is too early to tell if the infection is subsiding.
Photo: Julianne Flølo / NRK
Four deaths per crown last week
In the last week, four people with covid-19 died in Bergen.
A resident of the Løvåsen hospital died on Monday. On Thursday, a resident of the Red Cross hospital and an elderly patient at the Haukeland University Hospital died.
On Wednesday, the first child in Norway died of coronary heart disease in Haukeland.
On Friday, eleven patients were admitted with covid-19 admitted to Haukeland. Two of them receive intensive care. Two patients have also been admitted to Haraldsplass Diakonale Hospital.
14.00: The City Council reports on the situation of the crown in Bergen.
