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On Friday, the National Institute of Public Health released a new risk assessment, in which they announce that the risk of spread locally is still considered high. The spread at the regional level is considered moderate, while the spread at the national level is considered low.
– We see more local outbreaks, this is expected, and we believe we will see more outbreaks of this type in the future. Outbreaks particularly among young adults can be large due to infection in social settings, says department director Line Vold at the National Institute of Public Health.
FHI also writes that a new national wave has yet to be planned. This despite trying to avoid it by following the current strategy of fighting infections. If a national wave were to occur, it is most likely to occur in the fall and winter, when people gather indoors to a greater extent, according to the report.
The report calls for four areas to be strengthened:
- There should be good testability and quick responses, especially on sprout samples.
- Municipalities must be prepared to deal with outbreaks; In particular, municipal doctors and their infection detection team must be well equipped to be prepared in the long term.
- Through good risk communication, the population must be prepared so that general measures last a long time.
- Monitoring and data exchange between municipalities and the National Institute of Public Health should be improved.
Nozzle
NIPH has also made new recommendations on the use of face masks in Norway. In the next week, the use of masks is recommended in public transport, if it is not possible to keep a sufficient distance, both in Oslo and in Bergen.
At the same time, they state that they do not believe the same recommendation is necessary in Saprsborg and Fredrikstad because the outbreak is considered to be limited and the infection pressure does not appear to be increasing in the general population. FHI has also analyzed the infection situation in Hamar and considers that the outbreak is over.
Norwegian red
The National Institute of Public Health has stated in its weekly report that there were twice as many cases of infection in Norway last week compared to the previous four weeks. That is, 728 new cases of infection were recorded last week after the number had remained stable at around 350 new cases per week.
The increased infection pressure has led Norway to exceed 20 infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days, which is the limit for when the Norwegian Institute of Public Health lists other countries and regions.
Red areas in Norway
On Thursday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced that the coming days and weeks will be crucial for Norway. In addition, she said that the spread of the infection must be stopped before an uncontrolled infection develops.
At the same time, a list of measures that may be relevant to introduce in the event of a change in the infection situation at both local and national level was presented. The government is also opening up to discourage travel to particularly vulnerable areas in Norway.
– It may be relevant when the spread of infection locally is such that we want to make sure there is a further spread of infection, but we are not there now, the Prime Minister told Dagbladet.
Infection in Bergen
Bergen is currently the worst affected area in Norway. The summary of the National Institute of Public Health shows that cases of infection have been recorded on four flights from Bergen to other Norwegian cities since August 30.
On Tuesday, the Bergen Municipality introduced new intervention measures to prevent the spread of the infection originating from a local outbreak in student settings, especially students at the Norwegian School of Management (NHH). In recent days, there have also been cases in Bergen that cannot be traced back to student communities.
The municipalities introduced, among other things, a recommendation on bandages in public transport, restrictions on both public events and private meetings, a list of requirements in restaurants and restrictions on visits to municipal health institutions.
Door ban not applicable
Director Camilla Stoltenberg of the National Institute of Public Health encouraged people to think carefully before traveling abroad. Among other things, she said, people should ask themselves if they are willing to expose themselves to the risk that it can bring.
– Is the curfew in force in Norway?
– No, and we haven’t had a curfew in Norway. When the shutdown in Norway was most severe as of March 12, it was never as severe as in many other countries, Stoltenberg responded in cash.
– I believe that it will be possible to avoid the curfew in Norway in the future also with the instruments that we have available now, which means that we have a completely different overview of the situation. We do many more tests, we know that few are positive, and we have much more control over the situation at all times.
