Johansen on the lead up to Christmas: – – Won’t give false hope

– I think it is unrealistic to reopen before Christmas, said Councilman Raymond Johansen, when he presented new measures on Monday afternoon, just eleven days after he introduced the social closure of the capital.

This time, however, the measures were aimed at young people aged 13 to 19, after the infection has recently increased in this age group. The council leader said that he simply does not risk the infection spreading further in these age groups, and that there is again the risk of a total shutdown of the society, similar to the situation we had in March.

In the first instance, all measures in the capital apply until December 1, but the measures can be long-term, believes Johansen.

See an overview of the new Oslo measures at the bottom of the case.

– I think it will be a false hope to say that all the measures that have now been introduced since October, will be repealed on December 1, believes Johansen.

– It is quite unlikely to think that you do not have a series of measures also at Christmas, and I think that most people have started to realize that Christmas will not be as usual. So we can make the most of it, says the town hall leader to Dagbladet.

Squeeze for the young

Different christmas

Health advisor Robert Steen tells Dagbladet that he hopes the people of Oslo will be able to spend Christmas in “controllable conditions.”

– It’s probably not the year for the big Christmas social gatherings, but I hope that the social isolation will give a respite to the spread of the infection, so that people can have grandparents at Christmas dinner.

In the last 24 hours, 105 new cases of infection have been recorded in Oslo, a slight decrease in daily infection rates recently. However, Steen is aware that a single number does not give any indication of whether the infection is waning or not, and that one should look at the numbers weekly to get a better picture.

– Last week, the infection increased by 30 percent over the previous week, but this week will be exciting. So we can expect to see the first statistics on whether the social shutdown has worked.

According to Steen, many scenarios are being worked on about what the future and Christmas will bring, and where action can be taken first.

– But we have to come back to that later. The only thing we are sure of this year is that Christmas Eve is December 24th.

Towards the shame of the crown: – Reprehensible

Measurements until Christmas

Also nationally, Christmas and the run-up to Christmas are likely to be very different this year.

– I have already canceled my two annual mulled wine companies. That part of the holiday celebration is over, Erna Solberg said before the weekend.

He is also aware that alternative plans must be made and that it is not certain that the entire extended family will be able to gather under one roof this year.

Health Minister Bent Høie also made no secret of the fact that there will likely be an action-packed Christmas celebration, despite the government implementing measures several weeks before it went off the rails.

– Development has now gone in such a negative direction that we must also be prepared so that there may be measures until Christmas, Høie said.

Deputy Health Director Espen Rostrup Nakstad told Dagbladet last week that they want to know more about what measures will be in place during Christmas, closer to mid-December.