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– I think it is 14 days too early, ” says the mayor in Bykle municipality, Jon Rolf Næss (Ap).
He fears that too many will come to the cottages in the municipality.
In the three weeks we have noticed that people have a very craving for their huts. That there is still a lot of snow and excellent skiing facilities here, will make it even more attractive, ” says Næss.
He believes that it is unfortunate that the ban be repealed while there are still many who are laid off or work from home. He thinks it will lead to that even more are coming.
– It is fully possible to have the home office at the cottage, ” he says.
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According to Næss is many visitors problematic after 20. april, because the municipality is not equipped to receive so many.
They do not have the same contingency plans now as they tend to have when they are waiting a lot of people, as in a normal easter. When using the manning up with the extra doctors and nurses from outside, at the same time that the Red Cross is on the place all the time.
– About half of them that use to be here on a good easter Sunday, come at the end of april and in the beginning of may, we get 10 000 people here. It is too much for our normal emergency preparedness, which is intended for 1000 people.
the Mayor adds that it will be difficult to get in place additional staffing now, because health care providers and the Red Cross is tied up in other places.
the Mayor in Bykle municipality, Jon Rolf Næss (Ap) says the municipality is not ready to receive several thousand visitors now.
Photo: Siv Kristin Sællmann / NRK – such frislipp surprised us
Chairman of the board of the Norwegian Hytteforbund Trond Hagen, says he is surprised that the government has chosen to revoke hytteforbudet from 20. april.
– We had perhaps expected that people in the same helseberedskapsdistrikt should be allowed to travel in the cabin, but a kind of frislipp surprised us, ” he says.
He is happy lettelsene in hytteforbudet, but points out that it is important that cabin owners listen to the recommendations from the government.
Since it still is recommended to avoid unnecessary travels, he asks people to consider whether it is necessary to travel to the cabin. It applies especially to those who are considering to take the home office there.
– If all of the takes with the home office to the cabin, large hytteområder get to act again, ” he says.
This easter, there is almost folketomt at Hovden in Bykle municipality.
Photo: Hovden Alpine centre Different opinions,
Hytteforbudet, which the government introduced 19. march because of koronapandemien, has received both favour and opposition.
It is also reflected by two persons NRK met in Kristiansand on Tuesday. While Annette Birkeland understand that such a prohibition was introduced, is her mother Bente Kallhovd of a completely different opinion.
– I don’t understand completely this hytteforbudet. If people become ill while they are at the cabin, I think they will put them in the car and drive home, ” she says .
But people can suddenly become very sick, says daughter.
Bente Kallhovd and Anette Birkeland has different opinions about hytteforbudet.
Photo: Håkon Raa / NRK Fear increased smitteavtrykk
the Mayor Næss explains that the municipality has very good control on the smittesituasjonen now, but that he fears that could change if many people are coming.
– If thousands of people spend two, three weeks here after 20. april, I fear smitteavtrykket will increase very, ” he says.
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