– The authorities do not say “no, no, you must not go to parties, you must not have a party”. We say that it is possible to have fun at a party in 2020, but that there are some rules for it, which means that we can keep control, Guldvog says to NTB.
He is concerned about investigations which show that confidence in the authorities’ corona measures has fallen in recent months.
– We see that people in the age group 20-40 years are among those who are starting to get a little “initiative tired”. Then it is important to have a dialogue with them, he says.
Party campaign
Recently, the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the National Institute of Public Health launched the campaign “Party like it’s 2020” to reach young people. The message is that it is okay to party even during a corona pandemic, but that you must follow the one-meter rule, stay home if you are ill and not be more than 20 people together.
The message is promoted both on social media and on advertising posters.
– We must try to think new and get involved. We have done it all the way, but we must go even further in being smart in the message, says Guldvog, who admits that it is not certain that everyone thinks that the new campaign is a “sparkling example” of this.
But it is at least an attempt.
Minister of Health Bent Høie has also followed up by sharing eight tips for high mood and low risk of infection during the corona period on Facebook.
– You do not have to stop the party to stop the infection, Høie writes.
Duplex
On the one hand, the authorities must communicate to those who are tired of the measures.
But on the other hand, there are also those who believe that the measures are not strict enough.
– Many see that now the infection comes back a bit, and we do not beat it down in the same way as before. Part of the population may miss the very powerful measures we used in March / April. Then it becomes important for us to explain why we do not use them, but still manage to stay in control, says Guldvog.
Pour stop
In early August, however, the government tightened the party.
At that time, a bar stop was introduced at midnight in all the country’s pubs and bars.
The police have subsequently reported an immediate effect through more noise from home parties during the night, and many have wondered if the risk of infection has not just been transferred to a private home.
The director of health does not necessarily believe that the drinking ban was a mistake, but awaits a possible evaluation.
– But there is no doubt that some of these nightclubs with very many people after midnight – and high alcohol consumption – posed a risk of infection. It is not certain that you have reduced the risk much by bringing it into private homes, but we will have to look into that, he says.
High: – The sum of fastening is smaller
Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) announces a new review of this in early September.
He believes that stopping drinking was the right measure in view of the infection situation at that time.
– I probably think that the sum of partying with a lot of alcohol has become smaller as a result of that measure. Even though some have arranged home parties and nachspiel – something that was expected – there are still significantly fewer who now meet after midnight with alcohol in their blood where it is difficult to keep one meter away, says Høie to NTB.
In a recent survey by Opinion, 71 percent of respondents said they support the introduction of the liquor ban.
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