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– The weekly figures for this week will be significantly higher than the previous week, which was higher than the previous week again. It provides a basis for discomfort, says health adviser Robert Steen (Labor).
On Friday, 55 new infected people were found. The day before, the number of infections was 68. The distance between the citizens of Oslo is the problem:
– The meter seems to have shortened a lot during a summer with less infection. There we have to do something to keep our distance. It is the most important tool we have. And we’ll get back to that, says the health council.
Steen says they are considering measures that can get more people to wear face masks on public transportation. It also asks people to think about their alcohol consumption, because the meter shrinks the more we drink. But he’s reluctant to cut down on service times.
– There is very little infection in discos. What we have seen in Oslo is that much of the infection occurs at home and among friends, Steen says.
He fears that closing pubs will cause more people to go to house parties.
Not keeping enough distance
The health director agrees that the citizens of Oslo are fighting against social distancing. But he doesn’t want to completely absolve the discos.
– It is a bit striking when you walk through Oslo and see that it does not reflect that we are in a pandemic. It may seem that people think it is less important to keep their distance, because the municipality is expected to take other measures to reduce the infection, Guldvog says.
The health director has been to several restaurants and clubs recently, where there hasn’t been up to 1 meter away.
– In my opinion, the supervisory authorities also give very little follow-up. So, it is necessary to harden here. If this is not achieved, other measures will be needed.
Health director Bjørn Guldvog believes that the Oslo municipality is working well to track the infection in the city and believes that they will be able to reverse development with the measures they plan to implement.
Photo: Rebecca Ravneberg / Norwegian Health Directorate
Unknown transmission path
Between 30 and 40 percent of those infected in Oslo do not know the routes of infection.
– Of course it is worrying, it also means that the challenge is greater for Oslo, says Guldvog.
In other parts of the country, the infection has mainly been associated with special groups or settings. In the capital, it is higher in the general population.
But he adds that Oslo has a good testability and a reasonably good overview of the situation. And he believes that we are far from a total closure of the company, as in March.
– It is the general rules of infection control that protect the best. Especially this with a distance of 1 meter.
It was packed with people who sat outside and enjoyed the September night at Grünerløkka in Oslo on Friday night. Over the weekend, the municipality will consider implementing stricter infection control measures.
Photo: Joakim Reigstad / NRK
Oslo is considering new measures
In Bergen, they have decreased the size of the groups, from 20 to 10. They have also started registering everyone who is in nightclubs and restaurants. The measures have worked and infection rates in Bergen are now declining.
– It seems that the Bergen measures have had a positive effect. These are measures that Oslo will also consider if the pressure of infection increases with us, says the health council.
If there are new measures, they will only come out once next week.
The health director says he has a lot of faith that the measures being considered in Oslo will work.
– I want to give all the credit to Bergen. The clear and strong signals given by the management were correct and good, and they came at the right time. And I have great faith that Bergen is now in the process of getting a good grip on the situation and can end this outbreak. I am also confident that the Oslo municipality will achieve the same, Guldvog tells NRK.
Infection rates in Oslo
485 people have been diagnosed with the infection in Oslo, 55 new in the last 24 hours. It is slightly below the preliminary infection peak in Oslo on Thursday, when 68 people tested positive.
Infection rates have been stable at around 100 new infections per week in August and early September. Last week, the number increased to 210 new cases in one week. There have been no more than 200 cases in a single week since April.
The Old Oslo district is the most affected and now has 69 infected. Vestre Aker has the fewest numbers, with 10 infected. There are 235 men and 249 women who have been infected in the last 14 days.
