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The rule of the subway for the use of masks applies in all directions.
Labor leader Jonas Gahr Støre was spotted Tuesday morning on the subway without a mask on his way to the city center. This happened despite Councilor Raymond Johansen urging everyone to wear bandages when taking public transportation.
Støre writes in an SMS to Nettavisen that he normally wears masks on all his public transport trips and always has a pack of masks in his inside pocket. Today’s trip was a mistake.
“Today I put on waterproof clothes before leaving the house and did not realize that my face was not bandaged before I took the subway. So I found a place where I could keep a sufficient distance from others,” writes Støre in the SMS.
For VG, Støre emphasizes that he complied with the subway rule. But as the picture shows, it is clear at a distance of one meter from Støre to the passenger sitting behind him.
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All directions
The online newspaper has confronted Deputy Health Director Espen Nakstad with the problem.
– Basically, you have to keep at least one meter of distance in all directions, even if the risk of infection is clearly higher when you sit face to face, he tells Nettavisen.
Støre, therefore, has lain flat and regretted being forgotten. Facilitates obtaining forgiveness. The Minister of Health and Care Services, Bent Høie (H), tells Nettavisen that it is important to follow infection control advice, but that everyone can make a mistake.
– I see that Jonas Gahr Støre has apologized. This is a reminder for all of us to remember to wear a mask when traveling on public transport in Oslo, says Høie.
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According to the Nettavisen source, city council leader and party colleague Raymond Johansen reminded the speaker of the need for everyone to wear a mask when riding public transport. If you cannot keep a distance of one meter, the bandage should be applied.
– Because it can be difficult to know how full it will be, I have recommended everyone to put on a face mask before boarding, Johansen tells Nettavisen.
But according to Nettavisen’s advice, there is no doubt that the metro rule was broken when going down from the Majorstua metro station to the city center. Støre has defended himself saying that there were few passengers when he got on the subway.
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– I see that Jonas has regretted not having brought a mask today, and I agree with that apology. This can be a reminder for everyone to check for a mask before leaving home. If you don’t have a mask, you have to get it, says Johansen.
Støre’s oblivion is diligently discussed on Facebook. Most of the comments here are clearly negative, where Støre is accused, among other things, of rising above the crowd and not understanding the signal effect he sends out.
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