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On Thursday, the first case of omikron was detected in Trondheim.
The virus has been detected in the laboratory at St. Olav’s hospital, Trondheim municipality writes in a press release.
In addition to one safe omicron case, it is suspected that three more corona infestations have the omicron variant.
These three are registered as likely omicron, without being proven yet.
– Work is being done throughout the evening to clarify the situation. We are mapping and tracing infections now. We are trying to find out if the cases are related, and who are the close contacts, says Wenche Dehli, hDirector of Education and Welfare in Trondheim.
Must have a mild course of the disease
The infected are men in their 20s and 50s.
It is unclear how many are in quarantine due to the omikron case and suspicion.
Dehli says they will provide more information on Friday morning.
Wenche Dehli, Director of Health and Welfare in Trondheim.
Photo: Karianne Breivik Eldnes / NRK
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The quarantine and isolation rules are stricter with omicron than the delta variant of the virus, because it is more contagious.
Dehli can not yet answer whether the man who has been diagnosed with omicron has been vaccinated.
– I will not go out with information about now, but we will come back with more information tomorrow, Dehli says Thursday night.
The course of the disease should be mild.
Have put 100 first doses of vaccine this week
– Vaccine is the way out of this. We can not repeat that many enough times, Dehli emphasizes.
According to her, omikron has led to a rush at the vaccination station of people who have not yet been stung.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Trondheim municipality has set 100 first doses of coronary vaccine.
Trondheim municipality had a meeting with the other big cities on Thursday.
– There is an influx of people who want first doses. Both Oslo, Stavanger and Tromsø reported this, says Dehli.
– Omikron has obviously made someone realize the seriousness.
Trondheim also has good support for the third dose now. 76 percent in the age group 65 and up have received this refresher dose.
Healthcare professionals are vaccinated with the third dose in addition.
Stjørdal has closed an entire school
Omikron infection is also suspected in the neighboring municipality, Stjørdal.
An entire school is closed due to suspicion. All pupils at Halsen primary school must have home school until further notice.
– Currently, we are not one hundred percent sure, but the hospital laboratory says it is most likely omicron, says municipal chief physician Leif Edvard Vonen to NRK.
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