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Health Minister Bent Høie says the recording of “Paradise Hotel” carries a risk of infection. Photo: Fredrik Hagen
The production of “Paradise Hotel” is going to Mexico. Health Minister Bent Høie is critical of the recording.
– It implies a risk of infection, says Health Minister Bent Høie to VG about the next trip of the “Paradise Hotel” to Mexico.
– 55 people in the production of “Paradise Hotel” and several participants will go to Mexico to record the series. Are you okay in the current infection situation?
– I wouldn’t, says Høie, adding:
– And you stay in countries where things can happen very quickly, things can change quickly and in this situation you cannot expect to receive the same assistance, for example, from the Norwegian Foreign Service, as you do in a normal situation.
TRAVEL: Since 2009, Norwegians have traveled to Mexico to record the reality show. Norwegian Nent will also send “Hotel Paradise” participants to Mexico this year. Here are the participants of the 2020 spring season. Photo: Nent TV3
VG wrote last week that the reality series “Paradise Hotel” will be filmed as usual in Mexico, despite the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended the global travel council from March 1 to April 15. The Travel Council primarily means that the government advises against all travel that is not strictly necessary.
VG has so far not received a response from the channel that has “Paradise Hotel”, Nent, on whether they want to comment on Høie’s remarks here.
Thomas Horni, a press contact in Nent, said last week that the production has strict infection control rules for the trip.
– Infection control is, of course, something we take very seriously, and the Nent Group risk and safety team, in consultation with the production company, have prepared a safety protocol for the production of «Paradise Hotel». This covers the entire process from before departure until you are inside the house in Mexico, Horni said.
The decision to travel generated reactions on social media.
Dr. Kaveh Rashidi and former “Paradise Hotel” contestant Kristin Gjelsvik replied: – A vertical middle finger for the entire working day
VG asked Health Minister Bent Høie questions about the trip during Tuesday’s press conference.
– Do you think it is a necessary trip?
– It is the case that lists have not been drawn up, so it is an assessment that must be made by those responsible and those who will participate, says Høie.
The deputy director of health said last week about the “Hotel Paradise” recording that “in principle there are closed borders.”
“The advice applies to everyone,” he said.
For the record: The VGTV program “El Panel” will send two reporters to Mexico to cover the recording of “Hotel Paraíso.”
