The decision comes after infections in the Norwegian capital rose by 87 percent last week.
“Almost 600 were infected. A large amount of those were 16–19-year-old’s who haven’t been vaccinated yet,” Executive Mayor Raymond Johansen told the press on Tuesday.
Johansen added that another reason for extending measures was that the city council is hoping to lift them for good when they do ease restrictions.
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The Executive Mayor said the city would also be banning russ, final year high school students who party in the month leading up to their final exams, from “rolling”.
This is where students ride around in special party buses or coaches.
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“If there are many in a russ bus, perhaps in a jovial mood and wanting to dance and shout and have a good time, we see that the risk of infection spreading increases greatly,” Johansen said.
You can read more on the current measures in Oslo here.
Warning systems tested today
The Norwegian Civil Defence will test its warning systems today at midday.
The message “Important message- search for information” will be tested in all municipalities where warning system are installed.
The signal will be sent three times with one-minute pauses between each message.
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There are around 1,250 warning systems installed across Norway that can be used in both war and peacetime.
“In peacetime, the warning systems can be used in industrial accidents with emissions or toxic or dangerous substances. While in war, the facilities can be used in case of airstrikes,” Sigurd Heier, acting chief of the civil defence, said in a statement.
Press conference on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The government is expected to unveil its voluntary scheme for those who wish to opt-in for the single-use Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, newspaper VG have reported.
According to the paper, the plan will be rolled out as early as next week.
The solution will allow GP’s and private medical clinics to assess those wishing to take the vaccine and print a prescription for it.
There are currently over 200,000 vaccine doses of the single use vaccine in stock.
On Tuesday, 188 new coronavirus infections were recorded across Norway, a decline of 51 on the seven-day average of 239.
In the Capital, Oslo, 62 new cases were registered. This is a drop of 26 on the seven-day average.
The R-number or reproduction rate in Norway is currently 1.0. This means that every ten people that are infected will, on average, only infect another ten people, indicating that the infection level is stable.
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Number of reported Covid-19 cases. Source: NIPH
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