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Director Camilla Stoltenberg of the National Institute of Public Health has mainly used face masks in taxis. Health director Bjørn Guldvog has not taken a taxi since March. Now they both have to wear face masks more often in daily life.
On Thursday, the city of Oslo introduced a ban on indoor bandages in a public place where distance cannot be kept, and inside restaurants in all situations where you do not sit at a table. Oslo also continued with the requirement for bandages in public transport where distance cannot be maintained.
– I wear masks, but I don’t go out much among people. The closest I get to people is at these press conferences. This means that, first of all, I used a bandage in connection with taxi rides last week; otherwise, most of the time I’ve been biking and walking, says Camilla Stoltenberg to Dagbladet and continues:
– I think it’s quite tiring to wear a bandage, and I don’t think it’s something particularly pretty. But it does give a very clear signal that you are concerned about infection control.
Don’t take a taxi
Health director Bjørn Guldvog reveals to Dagbladet that he has not taken a taxi since March.
– I will use a mask now, when I go to stores and shopping centers. At the same time, I have only used bicycles as a means of transportation in Oslo for about a year. I haven’t taken a cab since March. Before it was not recommended or mandatory to wear a mask in malls, shops, pubs or restaurants, but now naturally I want to wear it when I go there, Guldvog tells Dagbladet.
– What do you prefer from surgical or cloth bandages?
– Personally, I would probably prefer a mask that I can use again as it is a bit looted to have to constantly throw it away. At the same time, I can still carry surgical sanitary napkins in situations where I think they may be appropriate, says Guldvog, continuing:
– I think that surgical masks protect more. At the same time, the risk of contagion in the community remains low, which is why I consider good cloth bandages to be very good alternatives to surgical bandages.
New mask
Health Minister Bent Høie tells Dagbladet that he just received a new cloth bandage.
– I will use face masks in accordance with the rules that apply. Now I don’t use public transport so it will be new for me to wear a mask when I go to the store. In any case, nightlife for me is limited these days, Høie tells Dagbladet and continues:
– I’ve mostly used surgical bandages. On Tuesday I received a cloth bandage from Men in Health, which I used for the first time on the Kristiansand plane. I think it was ok and now I will wash it at 60 degrees before I use it again.
– How do you think it is to wear a mask?
– It is not the most comfortable, but it is still a small price to pay to help protect others from infection.
