Infection outbreak at a new construction site in central Oslo – VG

Outbreaks have been detected at a construction site in the “Mills neighborhood” on Grünerløkka in central Oslo.

18 people have been confirmed to be infected and about 150 have been quarantined.

This is confirmed by VG Gruppen Communications Manager Wibecke Brusdal to VG.

AF Gruppen is the prime contractor for the construction project where homes are being built during the quarter.

According to the project website, the nearly seven-acre “mill quarter” in Sofienbergparken will be converted into homes, kindergartens, offices and business premises.

The first case of infection was detected this week. This was followed by mass testing of the 150 or so working on the site.

– On Thursday, everyone who had been in the project this week and the previous one carried out massive tests. All of these are in quarantine waiting until they receive the test results, Brusdal says.

Infection washing will take place at the project on Friday.

Since the New Year, there have been several cases of major outbreaks at construction sites in Drammen, Oslo Y Bergen.

On Thursday it emerged that 33 people were infected in an outbreak at the construction site of a Stordalen hotel on Solli plass in Oslo. Solli’s business is still open.

The concerned union leader of the Tømrer and Byggfagforeningen i Fellesforbundet union, Alexander U. Hopland-Wøien.

– If you do not take responsibility and close projects where there is a lot of infection, but wait for the authorities to close, I am afraid that eventually the entire industry will be closed, wrote in an email to VG. Thursday.

So far, 33 people associated with the construction site on the western edge of Oslo have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus. A total of eight subcontractors have received confirmation of infection among their employees. Around 250 workers work daily on the construction site.

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