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Magnar Dehnes was the organizer of Veteranpløying, a tractor gathering that took place in Rakkestad on Østfold this weekend. He is also on the board of Rakkestad Gammeltekniske, another event for agricultural implements.
Now there is a major outbreak in the municipality and the monitoring of the infection has led the municipality to both events. Dehnes himself is one of those infected.
– Ille leit
– It’s incredibly sad that now everything has to be closed because of us. There is a crisis in the whole town and I am one of those who have been close. It’s very sad, he tells Dagbladet.
Dehnes developed symptoms of Covid-19 on Sunday. Then he coughed and went limp. When Dagbladet talks to him on Tuesday, the form is better. He was tested for the virus on Monday and received a response at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Disappointing message from Oslo
Eleven people from the municipality of just over 8,000 inhabitants have been detected this Tuesday with covid-19. The cases of infection are seen in relation to a person who was diagnosed with an infection this weekend.
– This is serious for Rakkestad and I am very concerned, says Mayor Karoline Fjeldstad in a press release.
– Uncontrolled outbreak
She is the leader of crisis management in Rakkestad municipality. She tells Rakkestad Avis that the outbreak is not controlled.
The monitoring of the infection has led the municipality to the Rakkestad Gammeltekniske event in Bygdetunet on Monday, September 28. There were 16 participants here, and six of them had been diagnosed with an infection.
Norway divided in two: – Unfair
The second is a veteran plowing under the auspices of Traktorcruising on Saturday.
40 present
For Rakkestad Avis, crisis management emphasizes that both events have been carried out in accordance with regulations.
Magnar Dehnes, who was involved in both events, tells Dagbladet that several of the same people participated in the events.
– The first patient received a positive test result at 5pm on Saturday. He had also been to the Rakkestad Gammeltekniske event. Two people tested positive, he says.
On Saturday, a man in his 70s tested positive, according to the municipality. But there is no evidence to indicate that the man was the first to be infected.
About 40 people were present at Saturday’s veteran plow, which was spread over an area of 195 goals. Dehnes explains that he wrote down the names and phone numbers of all the participants, which have now been handed over to the municipality.
– The drawings are really bad.
– We took a number of precautions when removing food service and party tents, and received feedback that we had done everything right.
Crystal gems
In relation to the cases of infection, the events at the Family Center and the culture house have been canceled, and the Skautun nursing homes and nursing homes that are connected to Skautun are closed to visitors.
Crisis management in Rakkestad municipality will have a meeting on Wednesday morning, where further measures can be implemented.
Infection control office coordinating nurse Silje Haugen tells Rakkestad Avis that there was a good infection control regimen at both events.
The fact that the veterans’ plowing was done outdoors may have helped limit the infection.
