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Councilor Raymond Johansen presents the latest news on the situation of the crown in the capital. Based on Dagbladet’s experience, new measures will be introduced.
A week ago the agency introduced a total closure of the city.
– Even with very strict restrictions in recent weeks, the infection has continued to increase, says Johansen.
The proportion of those who test positive is also higher than ever. 6.7 percent of the tests are now positive, according to Johansen.
He says that they want to protect children and youth as much as possible.
The age group with the newest infected now is between 16 and 19 years old.
Red level
Today’s measures are aimed at young people and will last two weeks. There will be a red level of infection control in all high schools in the city.
This means, among other things, smaller cohorts with fixed classrooms and that different classes cannot get along with each other.
Both the director of education Marthe Gerhardsen and the school councilor Inga-Marthe Thorkildsen are clear that the red level does not mean that schools should close, but rather that this is a measure taken so that upper secondary schools do not close.
The reason this is happening now, just a week after the previous package of measures, is that the measures that were introduced then were not aimed at young people.
Close leisure activities
– A ban on all indoor leisure activities will be introduced for those 13 and older, says Johansen.
They also close leisure clubs, cultural events, choirs, corps, theater, scouts, dance and the organizational work must stop, he says. The association does not apply to children of primary school age or outdoor activities. They also do not apply to those who play high-level sports, but are under the age of 20.
These are the new measures in Oslo
- Prohibition of leisure activities organized indoors for young people from 13 to 19 years old. This means that activities in, for example, choirs, choirs, theater, scouts, dance and organizations should cease. The ban will not apply to children of primary school age.
- Prohibition of indoor sports in general for young people from 13 to 19 years old. This means that training must stop, for example in football, gymnastics, handball, volleyball and athletics. The ban will not apply to children of primary school age or outdoor sports. The ban will also not apply to those who play high-level sports, but are under the age of 20.
- From yellow to red in infection control measures in lower secondary schools. This means, among other things, that students are divided into smaller cohorts and that contact between the cohorts should be avoided. Attendance restrictions and different student attendance schedules are evaluated from school to school.
- Ordinary leisure club activities are closed, as is the Oslo Cultural School for older primary school students. It will still be possible to have a very limited offer under strict infection control rules with access restrictions, distance rules, group size and requirements for face masks.
Source: Municipality of Oslo
– It makes no sense to blame individual groups for the fact that the infection has spread around the world, from a market in Wuhan, says Johansen.
The measures will go into effect starting Tuesday at 1 pm, but upper secondary schools will have a red level starting Tuesday morning.
– a bit realistic
The City Council will make a new assessment on December 1. Then it will be decided what measures will be applied in the face of Christmas.
– I think it is unrealistic to reopen before Christmas, says Johansen.
However, he says he hopes the more intrusive measures can be resolved soon.
Dagbladet updates the case.
