– Not particularly surprising – VG

The Norwegian Football Association itself announced this in a press release on Friday morning. The news comes eight days after the team’s vice-captain, Omar Elabdellaoui, also tested positive during the national collection, which had strong consequences for the national team:

Romania’s match was canceled for the first time when Norway received clear instructions from health authorities not to travel to Bucharest, which in turn meant that the Romanians have so far claimed the 3-0 victory. Norway then organized an emergency national team that represented the nation in the 1-1 game against Austria on Wednesday.

Neither Henriksen, Lode, nor Berg were on a trip to Austria. They stayed at the hotel in Oslo since the Elabdellaoui infection was detected and have not been training with the club’s teams in Trondheim or Bodø.

– This case confirms how important it is that someone who has been in close contact with other infected, is in ten days of quarantine. Even if a close contact is negative, the person in question must be quarantined for 10 days after the close contact took place. This case confirms how important it is for everyone to follow the rules, says Health Minister Bent Høie (H) to VG.

– Players who have tested positive have been in quarantine at the player’s hotel since the national team match ended on Saturday. They did not want to risk spreading the infection by going home, and they have followed infection control rules with the use of bandages and practiced social distancing. The players have not had contact with other people, says national team doctor Ola Sand in the NFF press release.

The Deputy Director of Health Espen Nakstad participates in the VGTV broadcast on Friday morning and reacts as follows to the live news:

– Let me first say that it is not a good situation for the infected, nor for the players, the team or the clubs in which they regularly play. The reason it is in contagion quarantine is that it is a risk. We see this in outbreak investigations in Norwegian municipalities. That if a person who has had close contact with others has been ill, there will also be some cases of infection in that circle of friends. It’s not particularly surprising, Nakstad says, and aims for the national team player Elabdellaoui to be diagnosed with a crown first.

– What do you think of the handling of the national team after the outbreak?

– I know the national team has been very good testing and monitoring these players. It is a very strict regime according to UEFA protocol and the routine we have in Norway. Let the players test regularly. That’s why this is captured here, says Nakstad.

– What do you think of high-level football in general after these cases? You also have the case of Rosenborg on Thursday, where they admitted to using players from team A in a tournament that was actually for team B?

– I think most people relate well to these rules and have good routines. I don’t have a detailed description of what exactly happens in soccer or other sports. It is followed by the municipal doctor and the municipality. Outbreaks are a municipal responsibility, we at the Norwegian Health Directorate specify what the rules really are. We do not operate a control function, says Nakstad.

– Can there be restrictions on the best sports or soccer?

– All these guides or systems and rules around sports activities where an exception to the subway rule is obtained, are based on the infection situation in Norway, nationally and locally, and the situation in the world. That is why the rules are there. Sometimes things will need to be adjusted. This is based on the infection situation and overall infection risk. We don’t emphasize this type of individual incident, says Nakstad.

– sad

Patrick Berg, Marius Lode and Markus Henriksen now remain isolated.

– It’s sad that we understand this. We send two healthy players and one of them gets infected. The case is sad for Norway, who probably lost the opportunity to win the group in the Nations League, and now it has literally spread to club football. Now we hope that the boys do not get seriously ill. We hope they only have mild symptoms. Then we can take whatever comes from quarantines. The only thing that worries us is his state of health, Rosenborg manager Åge Hareide tells VG.

Rosenborg claims goalkeeper André Hansen delivered a negative test on Thursday night. Still staying in Oslo, the national team doctor Ola Sand reports VG. Hareide isn’t sure how he will use the first goalkeeper in the future. Rosenborg are scheduled to play their next game against Brann on Tuesday.

– We don’t have a complete picture, but we don’t have it then, no, says Hareide.

Bodo / Glimt team leader Håvard Sakariassen confirmed to VG that the club is playing as scheduled against Strømsgodset in Drammen on Sunday night, without Lode and Berg. It will be the first time this year that Berg has not been part of Glimt’s trio of midfielders from kick-off. Points at Drammen are enough to secure the club’s first league gold, and if Molde loses or plays a draw against Stabæk the day before, it will be “couch gold” at Glimt.

– UEFA’s protocol takes into account the risk of infection, but the goal is to eliminate more infections internally and prevent infection in society at large. In our case, the total isolation of the infected player was the first step. This has probably been contagious on the same day the positive test was taken (Thursday, November 12). The rules for infection control have been followed, but it is most likely that one or more players have had enough contact with the player in question to become infected. All three players are virtually symptom free on Friday night, says Ola Sand.

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