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In two weeks, nine of the 23 residents of Villa Skaar Valstad in Eidsvoll have died from the coronavirus.
All residents of the nursing home have been confirmed infected, and the nursing home is among the worst affected by coronary heart disease-related deaths in the country.
It is the nursing home itself that this Tuesday reports on the latest death on its website. The deceased is a woman in her 90s, who was infected with the coronavirus.
– It’s another reminder of how sad and serious the outbreak has been, City Chief Carl Magnus Jensen tells NRK.
The municipal chief says that all residents have now been confirmed to be infected.
– There is contagion between neighbors and employees, who together are now 49 people.
On Wednesday, FHI will visit the nursing home to review routines and evaluate additional infection control measures in the nursing home.
NOTIFIED: The municipal chief doctor himself has notified the Norwegian Board of Health and the county governor after many deaths at the Eidsvoll nursing home.
Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / NRK
Reported violation of infection control
A guard surrogate working at Villa Skaar Valstad sent a notification to the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision about what the surrogate thought was a violation of infection control in the nursing home. It is written VG.
The Norwegian Board of Health confirms to the newspaper that they have received a notification from the alternate.
The managing director of the nursing home, Richard Skaar Thorsrud, tells VG that they take this very seriously and will now follow up on all incidents during the indicated on-call period.
The municipal chief also sent a notice to the county governor and the Norwegian Board of Health.
– I myself have sent a notification to the county governor about the situation. Not then because of suspicions of reprehensible conditions, but because the situation is as serious as it is, the municipal chief tells NRK.
The background to the notification that he himself sent to the Norwegian Board of Health is the dire situation in which the nursing home now finds itself.
– I have notified the Norwegian Board of Health, but on the basis that this is a serious incident with significant consequences. Not because you suspect objectionable conditions at Villa Skaar, says Jensen.
He hopes the Norwegian Board of Health gets to the bottom of what has been done well and what has failed.
Worried about social contact
So far in November, almost 100 cases of infection have been detected in the municipality, compared to October 30.
The municipal chief informs NRK that between 70 and 80 of the 100 cases are related to Villa Skaar, and details the relationship that those infected have with the nursing home:
– 46 in the nursing home, ten in the municipal nursing home, about ten members of the home for the infected, three infected in the municipal nursing home, and about ten with a somewhat uncertain but possible relationship with Valstad, Jensen writes.
The professional basis for the local regulations reviewed in Eidsvoll states that the vast majority of infection cases are related to the nursing home:
‘Therefore, most of the cases can be related to various health institutions and, to a large extent, to the outbreak in the Valstad nursing home. However, there is concern and risk of local spread of infection associated with the social contacts of all these infected individuals before the infection was discovered, “writes Jensen.
It was VG who first mentioned the evaluation.
Considering fine-tuning measurements
Jensen also writes that the infection has spread in the homes and social circles of employees.
“All close contacts that are discovered are quarantined, but the trace of infection must not become absolute,” he writes.
The infection has also been demonstrated in the Vilberg health park and in a municipal residence in Eidsvoll.
The councilman has agreed with Jensen’s assessments. The municipality will now consider tightening infection control measures.
It is recommended to extend the requirement for the use of face masks in public transport and in taxis to also apply to stores and shopping centers.
Wearing a face mask is also recommended at funerals. The recommended maximum limit for public events is 20 participants.
The closure of schools and kindergartens is currently not considered a relevant measure. Kindergartens, elementary schools, secondary schools and upper secondary schools can continue at the yellow level.
