The government will present the new corona measures at 7 pm. – Now the situation with infection is so serious that we must introduce new measures to maintain control, says Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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The case is being updated.
The measures will take effect on the night of Thursday 9 December and will last for four weeks. They will be considered after two weeks.
Here are the new measures the government is introducing:
New recommendations:
- Everyone is encouraged to keep a distance of one meter and reduce the number of close contacts.
- Recommendation for a maximum of 10 guests at home in addition to their own household.
- On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, it is recommended to have a maximum of 20 guests.
- Recommendation for a general reduction in the number of close contacts.
- Home office whenever possible.
- Recommendation to meet others outdoors whenever possible.
- For organized indoor leisure activities for adults over the age of 20, groups of up to 20 people are recommended.
- Children in kindergartens and primary schools may have visits from their own cohort / department / class, even if it exceeds the recommended number of guests.
New injunctions:
- Pouring stop from 24:00.
- Mandatory for face masks all over the country where it is not possible to keep a meter distance.
- Maximum 20 people at private gatherings in rented or borrowed premises.
- Maximum 50 at public events without allocated seats.
- Maximum 600 at public events with allocated seats divided into three cohorts of 200 people if there is a distance of two meters between the cohorts.
- Order for table service, with the exception of cultural events.
- Requirement for a 10-day infection quarantine for all close contacts where omicron infection is suspected.
- Leisure activities should be carried out outdoors as far as possible.
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At 7 pm, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Health Ingvild Kjerkol and Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum presented stricter corona measures to reduce the infection and gain better micron control.
– In order to maintain control of the pandemic, new and stricter measures must be put in place now, says Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Labor Party).
– Now the situation with infection is so serious that we must introduce new measures to maintain control of the pandemic, the Prime Minister said before presenting the new measures.
– The danger of overloading the health service, and the spread of the new omicron variant makes it necessary with new, stricter measures, he continued.
He emphasized that we still know little about omicron, but that there are many indications that it is more contagious than previous varieties.
Nok an abnormal jul
– We hoped for the longest time that Christmas this year could be as before and normal, says Støre.
The measures come after growth in both the infection rates and the number admitted. The Norwegian Directorate of Health warns that the situation is now more worrying than in previous pandemic waves.
– We see the situation as serious. Both delta and omicron infections are increasing in Norway. The number who are admitted to hospitals and intensive care units is increasing, says Støre.
– A rapid increase in seriously ill people can already in a few weeks lead to the health service not being able to provide the necessary health care as we want, says Støre and adds both cancer patients and emergency patients will then be exposed.
Director of Public Health Camilla Stoltenberg says there is a danger of more illness and death than before in the pandemic.
– The threat from omikron is enormous, she says.
Ask the municipalities to prepare
Currently, the children are sheltered. But the traffic light system may be on its way back. The municipalities are told to prepare at the yellow level in schools and kindergartens.
It is also stipulated in regulations that companies such as libraries, fitness centers, shopping centers and shops must operate in terms of infection control. This means that everyone must be able to hold the one meter.
– It is not easy to take the meter forward again, says Minister of Health Kjerkol.
The mandatory bandage requirement that is introduced also applies to hairdressers, dermatologists and other one-on-one businesses.
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