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On Friday evening, Hallingdølen was able to report that the municipality of Hol raised the alarm, after several tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling home from the mountains.
In the municipality’s status report for infection control, it was revealed on Friday that there had been no positive tests in the past week.
“But the figures do not reflect the situation,” wrote municipal chief doctor Silje Aasheim Koldal.
Here he stated that there is a “significant risk of contagion” in the municipality. Mayor Petter Rukke was able to tell Dagbladet that the municipality had run many tests for infection in the past week and that they were eagerly awaiting the results that were expected Friday night and Saturday.
I went to the mountains before the reply from the crown.
– Good luck this round
On Saturday night, Rukke tells Dagbladet that they have received responses to most of the tests.
– There have been negative tests all the time, he says, and he says they are still waiting for three tests.
The mayor further says that he is not as stressed by the remaining tests, as the rapid tests came back negative.
– In summary, I feel that we have been lucky in this round, as it seems now. You never know, but today it looks much better than yesterday, says Rukke, adding:
– Today I’m calmer, but I’m still on my guard.
Two weeks of winter vacation for the rural municipality are soon ending. The mayor estimates that there are still about 20,000 people left in the municipality, which has 4,500 inhabitants.
– If this continues over the weekend and next week, I look brighter at Easter, says about negative tests, says.
Arguing the monitoring of the infection: – It’s sad
– Concerned
– Have you learned any lessons from the weeks of winter break, now that you are looking forward to Easter?
– We believe that the most important thing is to get good information to everyone. I don’t think anyone wants there to be an outbreak. If people follow the advice and recommendations at all times, then I look relatively bright at Easter. But I am concerned about the development in Oslo and Viken. You see how little it takes, says Rukke.
– Employees are scolded
According to the mayor, they get a lot of questions about whether there will be a cabin ban again, but he emphasizes that they are “in a completely different situation in terms of emergency preparedness now” than when the controversial cabin ban was introduced on March 19 of the year. last.
– The most important thing is to take it easy and wait until you get a negative answer to the test before you leave. It looks like it went well this time too, but we’re balancing ourselves on the razor’s edge, he says.
Taken in cabin quarantine
On Friday, Rukke told Dagbladet that in addition to cabin guests testing positive after returning home, it has also been a challenge that visitors have been quarantined or waiting in cabin quarantine.
Cabin guests have also used the tests in the cabin township.
– But it was a great burden for our testers, also in relation to the fact that there are a number of other types of injuries when people come to the mountain to ski, said the mayor.
Quarantined? – Don’t go to the cabin
The mayor said they have also had “very few cases” of people who have traveled to Hol, who have been infected and have perceived that they could be in the cabin in isolation.
– Some have interpreted the rules on isolation in their own unit. The cabin is a separate unit. It’s a big challenge when they come, Rukke said.
