Increased travel, more social life, and less testing can be a scary combination for the time after Easter. On Sunday, Minister of Health Bent Høie therefore chose to extend the national measures for another two days, until 14 April, to ensure the health authorities a better overview of the situation.
– The number of infections per day is still too high. We are excited about the infection numbers in the days after Easter, says health director Guldvog to Dagbladet.
National measures are extended
Postponed testing can mean an increase
Department head Line Vold at FHI warned last week that it could be difficult to interpret the infection figures during a holiday season with many red days.
– And some may want to move and postpone the test in connection with Easter. It can affect the numbers. We will therefore probably see how Easter has gone in terms of infection development a bit next week, Vold told Dagbladet last Wednesday.
Guldvog fears a postponed test could mean an increase in infection.
– If many have postponed testing, we can get a new increase. In that case, we can get a new increase in hospital admissions. We will of course try to avoid that, he says.
Worried about the time after Easter
– Unsure
On Monday, 295 corona-infected patients were admitted to hospitals in Norway. There is a decrease of four patients from the day before. In terms of infection rates, 574 new cases were registered on a national basis. That is 118 fewer than the day before, and 107 fewer than the same day last week.
– We hope and believe the numbers are still declining somewhat, but it is uncertain whether people have tested themselves as much through Easter. In the last 14 days before April 1, almost 200,000 were tested weekly. For the time being, it appears that the proportion who tested positive has also fallen. It is good.
