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Solberg has the list of new measures with her when she takes the Storting rostrum at 10 o’clock, as NTB understands.
After a half-hour presentation, there will be a short round of comments with parliamentary leaders.
The opposition has called for the Storting to get more involved when new measures are introduced.
It is not known exactly what steps Solberg is taking now. But sources close to the process in the government point out that both the Norwegian Health Directorate and the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) have spoken openly in recent days about the advice they have given.
Dramatic increase
The backdrop for the report is a situation where the virus is spreading rapidly. The infection is increasing strongly in Norwegian cities, but there are also covid-19 outbreaks in more than 60 Norwegian municipalities.
The increase in infection has been dramatic in the past two weeks, according to health director Bjørn Guldvog. He warns that it could lead to a major shutdown if we do nothing now.
“In the time ahead of us, we should preferably be at home and visit each other as little as possible, to reduce the number of contacts,” he told NRK on Wednesday.
He noted that FHI on the same day asked people to limit the number of close contacts. NIPH recommends that people who live alone have no more than two or three physically close people.
Long list
Guldvog says that the leadership has recommended strong measures, but that children, youth, the education sector and the business community must protect themselves as much as possible. Specifically, it states:
* Even more stringent measures to prevent import infections.
* General measures to prevent cross-country mobility.
* Reduce the size of events and meeting places, possibly closing some areas where many people gather.
* Measures to prevent covert infections at parties, gatherings, restaurants, bars, and sports stadiums.
Additionally, FHI recommended that all close contacts be tested and that adults in quarantine should be kept away from other adults in the home.
Al Storting
Recently, both SV leader Audun Lysbakken and Labor leader Jonas Gahr Støre have demanded that the Storting be more linked when it comes to new crown measures.
In a letter to the Storting last week, Solberg asked for clarification on how the National Assembly wants to be informed about the status of the crown and the measures. Soon after, it became clear that she was going to explain.
Støre asked for clarification at Dagbladet on how the new measures will affect vulnerable groups, what the government will do with imported infections and the trade-offs that have been made between various professional councils.
The limit of what the government should be able to decide on its own has been reached, and the Storting should be allowed to come on board, Lysbakken recently told VG.
– What we see is that the decisions that affect the freedom of citizens are made in a very short time, and not always in line with professional recommendations, he said.
