Coronavirus – – There is no point in closing

– Without sense

Until now, pubs and nightclubs have not been inaccessible to Swedes, who, however, have been subject to some restrictions. Giesecke tells Dagbladet on Friday night that, among other things, food must be served exclusively at restaurant tables. Buffets are not allowed, nor can guests stop, eat or drink.

At the same time, a good distance must be maintained between the boards. But to close the doors? No kidding, says the infection control counselor.

– There is no point in closing nightclubs, as you have in Oslo, concludes Giesecke.

He lives in Stockholm, and noted that the situation was partially out of control on Thursday. In good weather, according to the teacher, it was easy to see that the outdoor seating in particular did not comply with the rules. The teacher can quickly have consequences that will have a good effect.

Improbable closure

– There are contagion doctors in every county and they can close restaurants. Someone in Stockholm is probably told to shut down. The side effects of this are likely to be that the others follow the rules much more closely, and then the problem is solved, says Giesecke.

What risk of infection do you think composing open pubs and nightclubs?

– As long as you abide by the rules set by the government here, that’s good enough. Several restaurants have also closed because the customer base is gone. There are few people in the afternoons in Stockholm, which gives almost the same effect as closed night outings, says Giesecke, who has no faith that Sweden will follow Oslo’s order for closed service locations.

– Anything is possible, but that is exactly what I consider improbable. I also think Norway will see the same number of deaths as Sweden, when measures are now beginning to ease. The infection will rise again. In a year, the differences are probably not that big, the WHO adviser predicts.

– lose a lot of money

The fact that beer sales have dropped dramatically in Iceland due to the crown situation, can be confirmed by the head of communications for the Breweries and Beverages Association, Hege Ramseng. Because not only Oslo nightclubs are the most affected by the closed door order.

Ramseng does not want to comment on whether government regulations to keep the nightclubs in the capital closed should be changed. However, it is clear that the association regularly receives desperate inquiries from its members today.

– Most of the breweries that are members of us are struggling now. For some of them, nightlife accounts for 70 percent of income. So it goes without saying that they are losing a lot of money now, Ramseng says.