Oslo enters quarantine | The capital of Norway re …

A new confinement for the Norwegian capital it has been confirmed by government authorities. The city of Oslo and neighboring municipalities will see their malls and stores closed and only businesses deemed essential will be able to remain open. This is the strictest quarantine the city has known since the first months of the pandemic in March 2020.

The Norwegian government took action after detecting the British variant of covid-19 in a geriatric residence in the municipality of Nordre Follo, located about 30 kilometers south of Oslo. From the Institute of Public Health, they believe the outbreak may have started two weeks ago. Authorities have extended the containment measure to 10 municipalities in the capital region and have recommended working from home, as well as avoiding unnecessary home visits and travel.

The package of measures for this new containment includes the closing of gyms, swimming pools, cinemas, museums, libraries and restaurants (they can only sell at home). Higher education institutions will work remotely while schools will combine face-to-face and distance education. ANDThe Norwegian Institute of Public Health has confirmed 55 cases of the new variant of the virus which was first identified in Britain,

All public events, indoor or outdoor, are suspended. The Norwegian Parliament has announced that activity will be reduced to a minimum from next week and will preferably be done remotely.

“This is a very serious situation and we must do all we can to stop the epidemic. Hopefully everyone will be involved in this huge show of force to overcome the mutation,” Health Minister Bent said. Høie at a press conference.

While Norway is one of the least affected countries with 60,200 cases and a total of 577 deaths from the coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reported that there was “evidence” that the British strain of the virus – the same one detected in the Oslo area – “is associated with a higher level of mortality” in addition to ‘be more contagious.

Recently, Norwegian authorities have confirmed that there is no established link between the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 and the deaths of people vaccinated. The announcement came after 33 elderly people reportedly received the first dose. So far, 13 of these cases have been investigated and according to the director of public health, Camilla Stoltenberg, during a press conference, “these are very old and fragile people who suffered from serious diseases”.