Those who live alone should not hug more than two or three people.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) specified on Wednesday how many people he can normally associate with and be physically close to.

The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) arrived Wednesday with a slew of new advice on infections.

At the same time, FHI has specified what is meant by “your loved ones”, with whom you can interact normally and be physically close.

It includes the people you live with and possibly your boyfriend.

Those who live alone should only have 2-3 physically close people. They should be the same people over time, writes FHI in a press release.

Therefore, this clarification applies to those whom you can kiss and hug normally and are independent of other orders and recommendations, e.g. Eg how many guests you can have visiting.

According to Chief Physician Trude Arnesen, the rule is not new, but a clarification. She justifies it with the fact that different cultures have different perceptions of how many are considered the closest. Some people think three people, others 30. A person who hugs 30 has a much higher risk of infection than a person who hugs three.
Also, it was quite shocking for those who live alone.

– We are simply trying to clarify what we mean by “a few”, says Arnesen.

FHI believes that those with whom he is in physical contact should be the same over time. So you can’t squeeze three one week and another three the next.
The so-called close contacts are in addition to the friends of the clamp. The Oslo recommendation that there should be no more than ten social contacts outside the family per person. the week still applies. The same applies in the sense that you should not have more than five guests.

Think of more new tips

The other new recommendations are as follows:

• All close contacts should be tested. It will not shorten the quarantine period, but rather speed up the tracking of the infection around the infected.
• Quarantined adults should be kept away from other adults in the home to avoid spreading the infection. There are certain requirements for a proper quarantine location.
• People who are already in quarantine when they experience the typical symptoms of COVID-19 (respiratory infection with fever, cough, wheezing, or loss of sense of taste or smell) are considered “probable COVID-19 cases” until the results of the tests are available. Members of your household must be in quarantine pending test results.
• The time is updated before peeling. The main rule is that you can be undressed 10 days after the onset of symptoms, if you have not had a fever in the last 24 hours.

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The changes come at the same time that FHI’s weekly report shows an increase in the proportion that test positive for coronavirus. Last week, 122,889 people were tested for coronavirus. The proportion of positive tests was 2.5 percent, an increase from 1.7 percent the previous week.

“Based on the increase in infection, a further adjustment can be expected in the coming days,” continues FHI.