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On Monday, a total of 72 people were infected with the virus. More than 500 are currently being tested. Updated infection rates will not arrive.
The outbreak is related to Lillehammer Upper Secondary School. But more people have also been infected in primary and secondary schools.
Parents, school staff and students have called for schools to close after the outbreak.
Now it has been decided that all the students of the nine elementary schools in the municipality will be home from tomorrow.
Unmanned greier
Tord Buer Olsen, who is the municipal director in Lillehammer Township, says one of the reasons for homeschooling now is because they manage to staff the schools.
– Because many employees are in quarantine. We are also in a situation where we have had a big outbreak. It creates a lot of anxiety for quite a few towards Christmas, he says.
HOME EDUCATION: Tord Buer Olsen, who is the municipal director in Lillehammer, says schools should have offers for younger children if they need them.
Photo: Arvid Torsgard / NRK
He still says they have a pretty good overview of the infection and where it came from.
– Many people have been quarantined, so we hope we can roll back this outbreak as soon as possible, he says.
Does not close completely
Two of the nine schools, Hammartun and Røyslimoen, closed on Monday. This was because many of the teachers ended up in quarantine and had to teach from home.
But the municipal chief doctor, Morten Bergkåsa, initially wanted the rest of the students to travel to school.
NOT INFECTED AT SCHOOL: According to the municipal chief doctor, Morten Bergkåsa, most people have been infected outside of school.
Photograph: Ragnhild Moen Holø / NRK
It says the spread of the infection has occurred outside of school. It has happened at home, in social settings and in training, he says.
– We have a good overview of infection cases. Nearly 80 percent of the cases have occurred outside of schools, it said Monday.
Tord Buer Olsen emphasizes that schools do not completely close their doors to everyone.
– There will be an offer of supervision of children from first to fourth grade. We have some children with special needs and they can be supervised, he says.
You don’t know how long homeschooling will last.
– We still do not have a complete description of how many new infections have appeared. But on the last day we had a great deal. It is suitable for the disabled, says Buer Olsen.
CLOSING: All primary school pupils in Lillehammer will be home schooled starting tomorrow Wednesday.
Photo: Ole Martin Sponberg / NRK
