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On Monday morning, Kristiania University College communications advisor Anette Johnsrud Larsåsen told Dagbladet that eight new cases of infection had been recorded in connection with an outbreak at the Music Theater Academy in Oslo.
A total of 53 cases of infection have been recorded in connection with the outbreak.
Performances
Larsåsen confirms that all the cases can be traced back to school actions that were carried out in connection with teaching. Two of these classes were held, with 56 and 54 people present, respectively. A total of 96 different people were present.
– Are you afraid that the police could investigate this?
– Absolutely not, Larsåsen replies.
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She says the school has complied with the provisions in force in the crown regulations and the letters of the Ministry of Education.
– We consider that teaching was within this framework. It is very sad that more people have been infected. We work closely with local infection control offices and, of course, contribute to the mapping work. We have an overview of all students affected by the infection situation and they are all followed up. Additionally, we reviewed routines for further instruction of this type.
Risk of infection
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health concludes that airborne infection is unusual in relation to the spread of covid-19, but that it can occur in closed rooms with poor ventilation and in relation to activities that involve heavy breathing, such as singing or to train.
– What is the risk of aerial infection with a crown during a performance?
– We know that the accumulations of many people indoors over a long period of time carry a greater risk of infection, especially if you also have close contact with an infected person. If ventilation is poor, in some cases there may also be a spread of tiny droplets, so-called aerosols, which remain in the air for a longer period of time and spread over greater distances, says assistant health director Espen Rostrup Nakstad to Dagbladet and continues:
– Such an “airborne infection” is probably not the most common way to become infected, but it can occur indoors and contribute to more people becoming infected.
