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On Friday, the event received infection control criticism: Now one person has tested positive for the coronavirus.
On Wednesday, 170 people from the Oslo fashion industry celebrated during the 2020 Costume Awards. The St. Hanshaugen district chief physician on Friday thought the organizer broke infection control rules.
The grand celebration was held in the old Deichman Library in central Oslo.
– At public events, there are now 50, which is the rule. It has been a few weeks since the toughening took place in the Oslo municipality, so this is a violation of the rules, the district’s chief doctor, Ingunn Haakerud, told VG’s MinMote on Friday.
After seeing photos of the celebration, he also believes that there was very little distance between the participants.
So now a person who was present has tested positive for the coronavirus.
– We follow strict infection control rules during the event and therefore send messages in accordance with the regulations to all participants and employees – about 200 people in total, says Nova Vista event agency general manager Stig Ove Gulbrandsen in a press release.
The online newspaper was informed earlier this week that the Oslo city chief should have closed the event on Thursday night. Instead, the online newspaper contacted those responsible for the incident, who denied that the district superintendent was present and said the party was never closed.
The online newspaper has also contacted several celebrities who were present at the party and who were able to tell that they went home early from the party.
The event agency now asks participants to have a low threshold to register for tests:
– The infection tracking team has stated that this is a person who has been shown to be infected and that there is no great reason to be concerned. In consultation with the Frogner district superintendent, we are asked to encourage those who may experience corona symptoms to stay home and have a low threshold to enroll in testing. We regret this and hope that the infected person is well and that no other guests or employees have been infected, says Gulbrandsen.
The costume awards lasted two days, and the infected person was only present at the event on Wednesday, October 14, the press release indicates.
Regarding the criticism of infection control, costume editor Kine B. Hatz told VG that her intention was to conduct the event in a responsible and safe manner. The editor further says that she is surprised by the district superintendent’s interpretation of the rules.
– These are difficult times to fix something today. In collaboration with the event agency, we have had continuous contact with the health authorities prior to the event, and we are sure we have done so within the infection control rules, he says.
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