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In recent days, Nordre Follo and nine nearby municipalities, including Oslo, have closed.
After the closure, the municipalities neighboring Oslo also requested that joint measures be introduced for them, and the new measures will be presented on Sunday.
This was confirmed by the Norwegian Health Directorate on Saturday evening.
– Stay at home
On Sunday afternoon, measures will be presented for municipalities around Oslo, such as Lillestrøm, Asker and Bærum.
On Saturday, several of these municipalities held digital meetings with the leadership of the Norwegian Health Directorate and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, which provide professional advice to national authorities.
Sunday’s press conference is held in conjunction with the government and can be seen on Dagbladet TV.
Second stricter level
Government sources informed NTB that the original plan was to introduce new measures for Oslo’s neighboring municipalities on Saturday, but that this will not happen until Sunday at the earliest.
What the government is considering introducing for the other municipalities around Oslo are risk level 4 measures, NTB reports. This is the second strictest level.
Nordre Follo and nine municipalities, including Oslo, were placed at risk level 5 on Saturday, which is the strictest level.
– Spread of a wild infection
Dagbladet contacted the Ministry of Health and Care Services on Saturday night, which said there would be new information on Sunday.
– Warned for a long time
The English virus mutation was first detected in residents of a nursing home in a nursing home in Nordre Follo, with a possible spread to a kindergarten.
On Friday, January 22, 17 new positive cases with the English mutation were detected. Five of them are connected to the Nordre Follo nursing home.
– The danger of mutated variants of the virus reaching Norway, we have warned for a long time. The fact that the route of transmission has not been found means that for the first time we have the wild infection spreading in Norway, Oslo city councilor Raymond Johansen said at a news conference on Saturday.
Follow Sunday’s press conference live on Dagbladet TV.
