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– For those of you who are thinking of crossing the border to buy. Therefore, we recommend avoiding traveling abroad that is not strictly necessary. This also applies to trips across the border for shopping, says Justice Minister Monica Mæland.
He opened Friday’s press conference with an appeal to those who want to cross the Swedish border when travel advice for certain regions of Sweden changes on Saturday night.
– There are no green areas, they are red and they are yellow, and there is still a risk of infection in Sweden. This means that if you are going to travel, you need to think carefully about the risk you are taking, he says.
At the same time, the Minister of Justice encourages those who are considering attending or organizing parties and gatherings this weekend:
– Then we must use common sense. It is possible to meet, it is possible to have fun, without endangering oneself and others, he says.
Continuous bandage recommendation in Oslo
On Friday, 12 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus, the NRK summary shows. 86 Norwegians were infected in the last 24 hours, according to NTB.
Mæland has three tips for those who must host a get-together this weekend:
– You must maintain a distance of one meter, you must not collect more than 20 pieces and you must maintain good hand hygiene, these are the best tips whether you are at a party or not, he tells NRK.
At the press conference, it will be revealed that the bandage recommendation in Oslo will be extended for a week. The decision was made after FHI studied the use of face masks, says subject director Frode Forland at FHI.
– Our conclusion based on this study and other knowledge that we have is that we do not see any reason to change the recommendations we have given, and we have recommended to the ministry to continue the use of mouthpieces in Oslo due to the infection situation in Oslo for one more week says Forland.
The government covers the costs of tracking infections
On Friday, it was also announced that the government aims to cover all necessary costs in the municipalities for testing, isolation, tracking and quarantine.
The government is now considering special compensation for municipalities that have had large additional expenses as a result of local virus outbreaks.
Health Minister Bent Høie praises municipalities that have recently seen a surge in infections.
– Municipalities should not be left alone with this responsibility, says Høie.
At the same time, flu season is just around the corner. The director of the Norwegian Directorate of Health, Bjørn Guldvog, says that all people with respiratory symptoms should stay home.
– If you have respiratory symptoms, you get tested and the test shows that you do not have covid-19 but only have a cold, you should stay home until you recover, says Guldvog.
This is so as not to overload the health service, he says.
Increase in infection in six counties
As of midnight Friday night, 11,120 corona infections had been recorded in Norway.
Earlier this week, it emerged that there has been an increase in reported cases of infection in Inland, Oslo, Agder, Møre og Romsdal, Vestfold and Telemark and Viken.
In Vestland, Rogaland, Trøndelag and Nordland counties, fewer cases were reported than the previous week, while the number of cases was unchanged in Troms and Finnmark.
On Thursday, a new travel tip for Norwegians was announced. In Denmark, Zealand was taken to the yellow level. The same applies to the Swedish regions of Örebro, Gotland, Värmland, Västernorrland, Jämtland and Västerbotten.
SUMMARY: These are the countries that are in yellow and the countries that are in red, after the travel tip was updated on Thursday.
Graphics: Helge Carlsen / NRK
At the same time, Italy and Slovenia turned red. The travel notice will take effect the night of Saturday, September 5.
You should consider quitting
At Wednesday’s press conference, Høie announced that the government would consider stopping serving drinks until mid-September.
Høie believes that quitting drinking has led to fewer infections. At the same time, she was aware that the move was not the result of dissatisfaction with the restaurant industry, but because the guests were unable to comply with infection control regulations.
Labor manager Ivar Horneland Kristensen told NRK on Wednesday that it is “completely incomprehensible” that the Health Minister continues to stop drinking.
– For several weeks we have seen the consequences of this, in which private meetings have become contagious parties. This is exactly what Virke and the industry itself realized when the bar was introduced, Kristensen said.
