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– It is not only the days of Christmas that will be different this year, but also the prelude to Christmas. To think that we will release a lot in the weeks leading up to Christmas is unrealistic, Councilman Raymond Johansen tells Dagbladet.
Therefore, it practically cancels the 2020 Christmas table season.
– There are very few things to indicate that the infection rate, and the rest of the underlying data, will drop so low that there will be many Christmas dinners in Oslo, says the Labor Party.
– One can only break all the dreams of a Christmas table?
– There are few things that indicate that this year there will be a Christmas season, repeats Johansen.
Sorry for the comment on July 22: – You do it wisely.
Can come more
The city council leader will not rule out either more measures before Christmas, even if the infection subsides a bit.
– We cannot loosen too much and risk having to close the city again at Christmas or the beginning of the New Year. There must be persistently very low numbers before it becomes relevant with the changes in constraints we have now.
– Can it be relevant with an exception for infection control rules exactly on Christmas Eve?
– The rules we have today do not allow it. If the infection situation has changed long before Christmas, that is something we can consider. But when you ask me today, the answer is that you are not allowed to have large gatherings of more than five, not even on Christmas Eve.
City Hall Leader Concerned About Oslo Mall Infection
A cause for optimism
However, the town council leader is optimistic. New mobility data shows that Oslo residents have dramatically slowed down their lives in the last week.
– Here comes a very important news: the people of Oslo have lined up. We now see that inter-district movements are down 60 percent compared to the same period last year. In the center, the movement is down 64 percent. Most people stay in their district, says the city council leader.
The pattern of movement of the people of Oslo over the past week is now similar to the lockdown period this spring. The only increase compared to last year is the field.
OPTIMISM: This figure provides fertile ground for light at the end of the crown tunnel, according to city councilman Raymond Johansen.
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To TV2, Health Minister Bent Høie (H) said on Wednesday that it is “urgent to reverse development in Oslo in view of the situation in hospitals in eastern Norway (…)”. Health Councilor Robert Steen (Labor Party) shares the concern and cannot rule out that further action will be necessary if the rise in infection continues.
– It will take some time before we see the effect, but we know that the fewer people move, the lower the chance of the infection spreading, says Raymond Johansen.
Squeeze for the young
Raymond from the home office
Oslo’s share of the infection in Norway has remained stable: around a third.
– We see a clear home office effect in central Oslo. These are results that we are very happy to see, concludes Johansen, who is at headquarters these days.
On Thursday, 189 new cases of infection were registered in Oslo in one day, and in the last 14 days, 2,301 people tested positive for covid-19 in the capital.
– The more information we have, the more we can implement specific measures. If everyone is good before Christmas, then there is a better chance that Christmas Eve will be more enjoyable. But we just have to keep in mind that most of 2020 takes place in the wreath facilities, also the celebration of Christmas.
