Norway tests would involve 15k people…staying at home

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health is proposing a number of tests that would compare infection rates at home versus in concerts

News By IQ | 6 May 2021

Oslo Spektrum, Norway
Oslo Spektrum, Norway © Flickr/Kim Erlandsen

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is proposing a number of test events that would involve a total of 30,000 people – half of which would not get to attend the concerts.

The Institute is envisaging several indoor concerts – which will most likely take place in Oslo in June – with up to 5,000 unmasked participants.

Both those attending the concert and those who are not will be tested before and after the event in order to compare infection rates at home and…

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