Broad support in Oslo for tougher crown rules in the capital

– It is critical that our measures are as manageable as possible, consistent and easy for people to follow, City Councilor Raymond Johansen (Labor Party) said at a press conference on Thursday.

There he said that the current measures will be continued in Oslo.

Johansen fears that the stricter measures will make the people of Oslo tire of the measures.

However, a new survey shows that the majority of residents do not rent the measures in the city.

Oslo people: measures not too strict

Opinion has asked 2,000 Oslo residents about their views on the crown’s measures.

The survey figures show the following:

• Seventy-two percent do not believe that the guidelines introduced by the government to limit corona infection are too strict. It is roughly the same number as in the rest of the country (71 percent).
• 61 percent believe that the pressure on the measures has not been too great. Here they differ somewhat from the rest of the country (57 percent).
• People in Oslo are especially positive about face masks and restaurant registration.

However, the inhabitants of Oslo are less satisfied with their municipality than those of the rest of the country.

Nationwide, 69 percent say they are satisfied with how their municipality has handled the crown situation this fall. In Oslo, only 58 percent are satisfied.

In the last 14 days, there have been 662 cases of infection in Oslo. On Thursday, the city council leader said the situation is dire.

Think that people are sensible

In the rain in Torshov this Saturday, the NRK meetings coincide with the survey participants.

– I think we should do what is necessary to reduce the infection. It affects our lives, of course, but it’s not so bad that we can’t live with it, says Erland Often Sveen.

The father of two is satisfied that the city council has introduced more precautionary measures, not just recommendations.

Jarle Svardal says that broad support for infection control rules in Oslo is as expected.

– We are in a special situation and then I think people are so sensible that they understand that it is prudent to overcome this pandemic for a time.

Eugenie Husebye is a retired nurse. She thinks it will be difficult to introduce even stricter rules.

– I think it is more important to call on everyone to follow the rules that have been introduced. He tries the best of the government, but many seem to bluff.

Municipality of Oslo: many are renting

Although most people are good at following the rules, the municipality of Oslo believes that people are not as good as this spring.

Communications Director Hanne Gjørtz explains that the municipality receives a lot of positive feedback on the measures.

– Most people support the measures, some think that we should have had stricter measures, but there are also many who express that they are tired of the situation. This is what the city council leader talked about in his post, Gjørtz writes in an email.

It notes that the municipality has not conducted its own investigations.

The councilor of Meiner has gone further than the government

Karl-Fredrik Tangen is an associate professor at Kristiania University College and an expert in public relations.

He considers that although Raymond Johansen has not wanted to introduce new measures, he has gone beyond the health authorities and the government in individual cases.

– It seems that Oslo is willing to introduce stricter measures than the government, such as Christmas dinners, Tangen tells NRK.

– a leiarfigur

Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) has encouraged companies to host Christmas dinners for their employees.

Johansen, on the other hand, calls on the people of Oslo to drop both the Christmas table and the Halloween celebration this year and generally have as little social contact as possible in the future.

Tangen believes the city council leader juggles several different interests as a party politician and as a leader with responsibility for the city.

The public relations expert still says the city council leader has acted as a leading figure in recent weeks.

– He manages to create some conflict between the conservatives who rule the country and the Labor Party that rules the city. At the same time, it seems like it’s taking responsibility, says Tangen.

He says that Johansen is afraid of going against the health authorities and the government in such a situation.

However, the city council leader has managed to balance it out, says Tangen.

– As long as it seems that one has realism in the measures that are taken, I believe that the inhabitants will understand the rules that are introduced, he continued.