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After a period of reduced infection rates, the national infection trend has recently stabilized. On Tuesday night, 828 new cases of infection were registered, which is among the highest in history.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg will hold a press conference on Tuesday morning on the status of the crown in Norway.
Tromsø introduces stricter measures
Already on Tuesday night, the government indicates that they will make some changes to the national measures that were introduced on February 23.
Children and youth in focus
In a press release, the government states that mainly national infection control measures will be maintained. In the letter, where the government justifies changes in infection control measures, the infection situation is described as uncertain and confusing.
– It is important to maintain the safety net provided by national measures, and not to let go too quickly, says the press release.
However, there will be some changes and priority will be given to children and young people in particular as the Government gradually eases the restrictions.
This means, among other things, opening up to more physical education and attendance at universities, colleges and vocational schools, in addition to sports.
The measures that are specifically provided are not mentioned in the press release.
Adjust the bar rules
For children and young people to experience relief, the Government writes that more restrictions need to be introduced for other parts of society. This is especially related to serving alcohol.
While FHI recommends a ban on drinking in bars, pubs and clubs, the Norwegian Health Directorate recommends that the food service requirement be continued as this is easier to control and implement than FHI’s proposal.
In the press release, the government notes that some restaurants offer sausages or soups to serve alcohol, which eliminates much of the purpose of the provision.
– However, it is difficult to regulate in detail what a meal is and which restaurants are best suited to serve alcohol in relation to a meal, the Government writes.
New event rules
In addition, the Government warns that the rules of the events will change. Fixed seating has long been a requirement to be able to have a lot of people at an indoor event, which has been criticized for hitting very differently and being difficult to implement.
Both FHI and the Norwegian Health Directorate recommend a phasing out of this requirement and believe that in the long term it should be possible to open for events with up to 200 people, if these have permanent assigned seats.
Both agencies, on the other hand, emphasize that this change cannot occur under the current infection situation.
– The prioritization of relief for children and young people, and the need for general measures to reduce mobility in society, indicates that there is currently no space to open up to more events with up to 200 people present inside, the Government writes. in your evaluation.
The NIPH and the Norwegian Health Directorate recommend the so-called three-step regulation, where you can have 200 guests present with fixed seats inside. If you have assigned seats, you can have 50 guests, and without fixed seats you can have 10.
