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The head of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health:
Norway could have brought the coronavirus pandemic under control without a lockdown, and called for the country to avoid such far-reaching measures if hit by a second wave.
The head of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health:
Norway could have brought the coronavirus pandemic under control without a lockdown, and called for the country to avoid such far-reaching measures if hit by a second wave.
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The Norwegian health agency's analysis now suggested less restrictive measures would have been sufficient.
"Our assessment now....is that we could possibly have achieved the same effects and avoided some of the unfortunate impacts by not locking down"
The Norwegian health agency's analysis now suggested less restrictive measures would have been sufficient.
"Our assessment now....is that we could possibly have achieved the same effects and avoided some of the unfortunate impacts by not locking down"
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The reproduction number had already fallen to as low as 1.1 even before the lockdown was announced on March 12.
Heavy-handed measures such as school closures were not required "The scientific backing was not good enough," Stoltenberg said. https://www.thelocal.no/20200522/norway-could-have-controlled-infection-without-lockdown-health-chief
The reproduction number had already fallen to as low as 1.1 even before the lockdown was announced on March 12.
Heavy-handed measures such as school closures were not required "The scientific backing was not good enough," Stoltenberg said. https://www.thelocal.no/20200522/norway-could-have-controlled-infection-without-lockdown-health-chief
