On Monday, city politician Athithan Kumarasamy (Labor Party) spoke for a curfew in Oslo, after seeing people, and especially children, up close in Liabakken on Vestli in the district Stovner.
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He believes that now is the time to close down completely for three weeks. Possibly to introduce the curfew only in districts with a lot of infection, although it can be difficult.
– We never end up with these “small measures” all the time. Then it is better to shut down completely for three weeks. I want a curfew after 5 pm every day, and priority vaccination, he said to Dagbladet on Monday.
Hours later, city councilor Raymond Johansen introduced the most intrusive measures in the capital ever. Now it is not allowed to have visits from more than two people, and many students must have home school.
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– Not the solution
The leader of the Stovner district committee, Rashid Nawaz (Labor Party), is now attacking his party colleague.
– We do not recognize ourselves in the descriptions he gives. He will of course be allowed to express his opinions, but locally in the district we have not talked about a curfew, he says.
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He emphasizes that overcrowding is one of the most important causes of the infection, and that children and young people must be allowed to have outdoor activities.
– Liabakken he refers to at Vestli is a collaboration between the sports team and the district, where we lend ski equipment so that the children can go downhill skiing without leaving the district. We are committed to protecting them.
Do not want action: – Absurd
Nawaz points out that there are reports of more violence in the home, and emphasizes that a curfew would make things worse for society.
– Curfew is not the solution. That’s unfortunate. We need vaccines.
– Now there have been strict measures for a long time and the infection does not go down. What does it take?
In recent weeks, we have delivered approximately 2,400 infection control packages with bandages and hand sanitizer to households in Stovner. We conduct outreach work in the district to get people to test themselves at the mobile test stations. The challenge is that people live close together. Had we had more space, it would have helped. It is important to take care of the young people when leisure activities are closed. Closing everything is the nightmare. I dare not think about the consequences of that, says the Labor politician.
– Now there are vaccines that are needed. We are ready to vaccinate 4,000 a week, but lack the vaccines.
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– Skeptical
The curfew was up for consultation in January, but in February it was decided not to take it further to the Storting. It was determined that it was not necessary.
– It has been discussed and is the latest aid. Then it will take a lot. No, I’m skeptical. It is important that we have local measures adapted to local conditions, says Nawaz.
In many countries in Europe, they have chosen to shut down completely to gain control of the infection. Norway has chosen a TISK strategy, and has targeted the measures where the infection is greatest.
