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On Saturday, Councilor Raymond Johansen in Oslo again demanded that measures against imported infections be strengthened. In an interview with Dagbladet, he demanded, among other things, a ban on all unnecessary travel abroad.
Now, the Minister of Justice and Emergency Management, Monica Mæland, is fighting back in a statement to Dagbladet.
– We have, and have always had, among the strictest entry restrictions in Europe. We have continually tightened the rules, whether it be who is allowed into the country, more and more testing requirements and stricter quarantine requirements, Mæland tells Dagbladet and continues:
– I have the impression that people in general comply with the measures and recommendations. I also have the impression that there are fewer trips abroad than expected. We have introduced strict testing and quarantine requirements for everyone returning from abroad, but we must establish status after Easter.
Johansen’s demands
Councilman Johansen had the following to say in an interview with Dagbladet.
– If we succeed in reducing the level of infection in Oslo and Norway once again, then we cannot afford to be delayed by new variants of imported viruses. It is extremely important that people limit travel abroad to the absolute minimum, Johansen said, continuing:
– First of all, we need a requirement of necessity to travel to be established and all unnecessary travel abroad to be prohibited. We also need everyone to test themselves before traveling abroad and after arriving in Norway. It is necessary that we have the highest possible security against the importation of new virus variants.
The greatest fear
The city council leader also said that what he fears most is that new variants of the mutated virus will arrive in Norway as a result of an imported infection.
– I fear that new variants of the mutated virus will arrive in Norway as a result of an imported infection. There may be new variants that are more contagious than the British virus variant and against which vaccines may not have such a good effect, and that is what I fear most.
Preliminary studies indicate that the vaccines have a good effect against the British and South African variant of the virus, but the NIPH states that there are still a number of questions related to the effect of the vaccines against the Brazilian variant.
