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The infected municipalities in the so-called rings 1 and 2 around the Oslo fjord have until Tuesday morning at 07:30 to report their own wishes for further measures against corona infection.
Sarpsborg, which is one of the three municipalities near Halden and Oslo with the strictest infection control regime in recent weeks, sent its response to the State Administrator as early as Monday night.
– Our municipal doctors conclude that Sarpsborg now has both control and overview of the infection situation.
– Therefore, as of next Thursday, we want to get out of the national rules and decide for ourselves. We will start by reopening shopping malls and gyms, Mayor Sindre Martinsen-Evje (Labor Party) tells Dagbladet after a municipality crisis management meeting on Monday night.
The government announced a response on the way forward on Tuesday, and the mayor has called the presidency to a meeting on Wednesday morning. Wednesday is the last days with national rules for various municipalities of Oslo and Viken.
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Health Minister Bent Høie, together with the National Institute of Public Health and the Norwegian Health Directorate, will hold a press conference on Tuesday at 2:00 pm. Sarpsborg and several other municipalities are expected to find out if there are still national rules – or if the municipalities.
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And on Monday, there were no positive test results in Sarpsborg for any of the 143 people tested.
– Not since September
– This is a fantastic number. We are joyless and hope it is a trend, not just a pink cloud. I don’t remember exactly when we had a day without new infections in Sarpsborg, but at least it hasn’t happened since September last year, the mayor tells Dagbladet.
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If Sarpsborg himself can decide on the measures as of Thursday, there will still be demands for bandages in reopened shopping malls, other stores and public transport. And in gyms, joint training in the gym will not be allowed.
– What is Sarpsborg’s additional plan to reopen if infection decline continues?
– The ban on all types of events such as services, playgrounds and concerts may be lifted. We must take over gradually, and here there will be a two-week ban if the municipality itself decides.
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The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has advised the Ministry of Health to open more universities, says director Frode Forland.
In a debate on Dagsnytt 18 on NRK on Monday about opening reading rooms, Forland said they are ready to give advice that it’s time to open up a bit in universities and colleges, according to NTB.