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Oslo has been waiting for a response since January 2 to analyze whether the mutated virus may be in Oslo.
– In some of the tests of some nursing homes, we have been waiting since January 2 for an answer. This is absolutely crucial to knowing if the mutated virus is wild in Oslo, Oslo City Councilor Raymond Johansen told Politisk kvarter today.
– It doesn’t work, said the town council leader about the long wait.
Now it requires that all capacity, whether public or private, be deployed to sequence viruses to detect possible mutations.
– I am surprised that the government has not provided enough resources to the National Institute of Public Health. If the FHI itself does not have the capacity, it should start using the analytical capacity found in university hospitals and private providers, he tells Dagbladet, continuing:
– People have put life on hold. So the government cannot sit back and wait.
In other parts of the country, one is waiting for answers about mutated viruses. In the Rogaland township of Sola he has been waiting since Christmas, according to Solabladet.
Fear the time leading up to Easter
Strengthens capacity
So far, a total of about 2 percent of positive coronary tests have been completely genome sequenced.
In recent weeks, the proportion has risen to around 3 percent due to increased demand and method development.
In a press release on Sunday, FHI wrote that the proportion will now be as high as 10 percent and monitoring will be strengthened.
– I fully agree that this is demanding at the moment. But FHI and we did not start working on this now, one started increasing the capacity when one became familiar with the English mutation. But even though we work day and night with this, there is evidence for which we should have had an answer, Bent Høie told NRK this morning.
Yesterday, Høie called the infection situation confusing, saying that the government believes it is possible to stop the spread of the mutated virus.
– We were lucky and discovered it in a situation in which we had introduced strict measures where precisely one of the reasons was the concern about bringing this virus to Norway. So we now have a downward infection curve and it makes this attempt to kill the virus possible, Høie says.
Measures in 25 municipalities
The outbreak of the mutated virus variant in Nordre Follo on Saturday led to severe closures in ten municipalities in the Oslo region. On Sunday new measures were presented for another 15 municipalities.
At the same time, infection rates in Oslo show that the infection is decreasing.
In the last 24 hours, 62 new cases of corona have been registered in Oslo. Shows figures from the municipality of Oslo on Monday morning. That’s 33 less than the average from last week. The infection has also subsided in the previous days.
Nordre Follo Mayor Hanne Opdan told TV 2 this morning that they are experiencing control over the outbreak.
Responses to 250 new corona tests are expected in the municipality on Monday morning.
-We fear and hope that there will be more positive tests, but we experience that we have the outbreak under control, the mayor tells the channel.
These are the measurements:
These are the measures that were introduced this weekend:
* The measures will initially apply until January 31.
Measures in 10 municipalities:
* The ten municipalities with the strictest measures are Nordre Follo, Oslo, Nesodden, Vestby, Ås, Indre-Østfold, Frogn, Enebakk, Moss and Våler. The measures went into effect at midnight Sunday night.
* In these ten municipalities, kindergartens and lower primary and secondary schools run on a red level. High school students must have digital education.
* Residents of the ten municipalities are asked to avoid visiting the house. Everyone is asked to avoid unnecessary travel.
* A ban is introduced on all events in the ten municipalities.
* Everyone who can should have a home office.
* All shops, restaurants, gyms, swimming pools, religious and philosophical houses, libraries, museums, cinemas, theaters and public places must be closed. Exceptions have been made for grocery stores, drug stores, gas stations, and the wine monopoly.
* Pour stops will be introduced.
* There are stops at all sports and leisure activities for children and adults.
Measures in 15 municipalities in the peripheral zone:
* The 15 municipalities in the border area that introduced new measures on Sunday are Asker, Aurskog-Høland, Bærum, Drammen, Lier, Lillestrøm, Lunner, Lørenskog, Marker, Nittedal, Rakkestad, Rælingen, Råde, Skiptvet and Horten. The measures take effect at midnight on Monday night.
* In these 15 municipalities, there will be a yellow tier in primary and secondary schools and kindergartens, and a red tier in upper secondary schools. All teaching in vocational colleges, colleges and universities must be done digitally.
* Gyms and shopping centers in these 15 municipalities must be closed. Stores, restaurants, libraries, and religious and philosophical communities can remain open.
* Young people under 20 years of age can participate in sports and leisure activities.
* Pour stops will be introduced.
