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Especially the experience of other countries, where it is seen that the Covid infection has quickly got out of control, means that FHI opens up to recommend hardening in the areas where the infection is highest in Norway.
“Infection testing and tracing is the most important measure to stop outbreaks, but may be necessary in addition to targeted or more general measures to reduce contact. The rapid growth potential of the epidemic speaks in favor of surveillance and early implementation of measures while continuing work to strengthen compliance with general infection control advice, “they write in their weekly report.
They also write that “sustained” measures may be necessary.
Growing infection
On Tuesday, Health Minister Bent Høie announced that the national measures will last in mid-January.
Nationwide, the spread of the infection appears to have leveled off, after a steady decline over the past three weeks.
At week 50, a total of 2,685 registered cases of infection were reported. This is a slight increase of six percent over week 49.
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Still mostly in Oslo and Viken
A week ago, FHI estimated that the reproduction number, or R number, was 1.1. It also indicates that braking has stabilized.
Oslo and Viken remain the hardest hit by the infection, with the two counties accounting for 67% of the cases reported last week. They have an incidence of 195 and 182 reported cases per 100,000 population during weeks 49 and 50 combined. The situation has been relatively stable in both counties for the past week.
FHI is closely monitoring the situation in the former Østfold municipalities, such as Sarpsbrog and Fredrikstad, where clusters of infection have been recorded in the last 14 days.
The infection is mainly associated with workplaces, health institutions, health and care services, educational institutions and in private gatherings. Among the municipalities that have increased the infection during this period are Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg, Bærum, Ringerike and Ullensaker.
The median age of the cases reported at week 50 was 33 years.
The second wave of infection in Norway has been attributed largely to import infection. In week 50, six percent of the registered cases were infected abroad. This has been stable for the past four weeks.
