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Health Minister Bent Høie (H) said at today’s press conference that on Friday he sent the city of Oslo a list of measures that health authorities believe should be introduced in the capital.
The message from the city council before the weekend was that they wanted to observe the development of the infection. Now Bent Høie believes there is nothing more to look forward to.
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– The City Council has invited a press conference later today. I hope that the municipality will follow the advice of the health authorities. I am very concerned about the situation in Oslo, says Høie.
Høie points out, among other things, that a large proportion of those infected have an unknown route of infection.
– I have good contact with Raymond Johansen and I conveyed my concern directly to him, says Høie.
Aftenposten wrote yesterday about the measures that FHI and the Norwegian Health Directorate have proposed to Oslo. Health authorities recommend that only five people can meet in private. They believe that nightclubs should close at 10pm and completely stop events in schools. Public events must have a maximum of 50 people.
Also, health authorities want an order for a home office.
Crisis meeting
Høie fears that the Oslo infection will spread to other municipalities and has already called an emergency meeting tonight.
– I have asked the Norwegian Health Directorate and NIPH to consider measures in the surrounding municipalities. I’ve invited a digital gathering tonight, says Høie.
Municipalities Høie mentions that being part of Oslo’s housing and labor market region may also be covered by widespread infection control measures.
1.3 million
These municipalities are Bærum, Asker, Lillestrøm, Nordre Follo, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Nesodden, Rælingen, Ås, Lier, Frogn, Vestby, Nes, Enebakk, Aurskog Høland, Gjedrum, Gran, Lunner and Hole.
Oslo has 680,000 inhabitants. In total, the municipalities Høie mentions 1.3 million inhabitants. Therefore, the new infection control measures may include approximately one in four Norwegians.
Stops the infection
Høie also reported that the Stop Infection app will no longer be available. Instead, they will use the solution developed by Apple and Google.
– The pandemic accelerated digitization. We want to be at the forefront and then we must also be brave, take risks and stumble along the way. Back in April, we launched the Smittestopp app. Many criticized how privacy was safeguarded. Stopping infections could have provided us with a foundation for targeted infection control, but he accepts the decision of the Data Inspectorate, Høie says.
The National Institute of Public Health today registered four new deaths in people with coronary heart disease.
A total of 274 people have died with covid-19 in Norway so far.
The four new deaths correspond to women over 80 years of age.
