Høie is considering stricter measures to stop a new variant of the British virus – VG

It was on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson reported on the new mutation of the virus that devastated the country. Health Minister Matt Hancock followed up on Sunday, saying the situation was spiraling out of control and a series of measures would therefore need to be introduced.

In a press release on Sunday, Health Minister Bent Høie (H) says Norway is considering tightening up to prevent the virus from spreading here.

It is estimated that the new variant of the virus may be up to 70 percent more contagious than the original variant of the virus.

– It is important that we act quickly to try to prevent this variant of the virus from spreading further nationally here in Norway. It is important that all people who have arrived from the UK in the last 14 days comply with the quarantine rules. We have strict entry measures, but are now considering whether further measures need to be implemented, Høie says.

The variant has also been tested on samples of 9 people in Denmark, as well as the Netherlands and Australia. So far it has not been discovered in Norway.

The Norwegian Health Directorate informs VG that they will present their recommendations to the ministry by the end of Sunday.

– 70 percent more contagious

Europe is in the so-called second wave of the coronavirus after several countries had their infection limited this summer.

Belgium has already decided to stop all flights from the UK, writes AFP. The Netherlands has also introduced stopovers on flights from the UK. Germany will also consider stopping all flights, as well as those from South Africa.

Britain is among the worst affected countries and on Saturday the country’s prime minister announced the new mutation.

– The new coronavirus variant has not been proven to cause more serious disease, but it is likely to spread faster than previous variants. It can be up to 70 percent more contagious, Johnson said.

As a result, the UK imposes level four restrictions in parts of the country, in London and in the south east and east of England.

This means that the inhabitants of these areas:

• must stay homestay home order)
• Avoid unnecessary stores
• They must work from home if they can, but can travel if necessary.
• do not stay to spend the night with others
• must avoid entering or exiting level four areas
• travel abroad is not allowed, with some exceptions

NIPH: – May influence the Norwegian pandemic

In Norway, the National Institute of Public Health is closely monitoring new mutations in coronavirus poisoning. According to a press release sent out by the institute on Sunday, no similar mutation has been found in Norway.

We’ve also seen some of the changes seen in the UK virus in Norway viruses, but not as many changes and in the mix reported by the UK, says the head of the Line Vold department at the National Institute of Health. Public in the press release.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health considers that if the new variant is significantly more contagious than the variants we already have in Norway and is also spreading here, it could affect the Norwegian epidemic.

Although it spreads faster, the mutated virus is not necessarily more dangerous, Vold says.

– There is no evidence that the variant of the virus causes a more or less serious disease.