Drammen, Lier | Drammen and Lier receive regional infection control measures

DRAMMEN / LIER: The government is introducing regional measures in Drammen and Lier municipalities in Viken county. This is announced by the Ministry of Health and Care Services in a press release on Sunday afternoon.

The measures are the same as in recent days have been implemented for Oslo municipality and several municipalities in the Inland, Viken and Vestland counties.

The Ministry of Health justifies the decision that Drammen and Lier will receive regional measures with the development in the infection situation in Viken and Oslo in recent weeks.

The regulation enters into force from midnight on the night of 6 December 2021.

The following regional measures are introduced in the municipalities:

• Mandatory for the use of face masks where it is not possible to keep at least one meter distance in shops, malls, restaurants, public transport, indoor station areas and taxis. The obligation to wear a face mask does not apply to children under the age of 12, or to those who for medical or other reasons cannot wear a face mask. It is also recommended to wear a face mask where there are a lot of people and it is difficult to keep your distance, for example when you are going to pick up your jacket after an event at the same time as many others or are on your way out of a football stadium. The obligation to wear a face mask does not apply while sitting in a fixed space or at a table in a restaurant.
• An order that workplaces where home offices are possible without compromising important and necessary services, must ensure that employees work from home all or part of the week. This can be done, for example, so that the employees work from home half the time.
• Number limits for private indoor events of up to 100 people in a public place or in rented / borrowed premises. Duty for restaurants and organizers to register guests in order to notify guests in case of infection exposure.
• Requirements for table serving of alcohol for restaurants and events that have a license to serve alcohol. Requirement that all guests have seats in restaurants that have a liquor license.
• Number restrictions for indoor events without fixed allocated seats of up to 600 (in cohorts of 200).

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